Clinical trials: Energy Balance
Obesity
Intranasal Glucagon and Energy Balance
People who are overweight often find it difficult to lose weight through diet and medications because weight loss reduces the amount of energy spent by the body and increases appetite.
- Trial name
- INGEB (NCT03650582)
- Testing
- Glucagon
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Energy Balance, Physical Activity Level
Effects of Breaking Sitting on Human Behaviour and Metabolic Health
This study primarily aimed to investigate effects of breaking up prolonged sitting with intermittent brisk walking in healthy young individuals on (1) post-trial human behaviours including energy intake and physical activity…
- Conditions
- Energy Balance, Physical Activity Level, Cognition, Metabolic Health
- Trial name
- NCT05911490
- Testing
- Prolonged sitting, Breaking prolonged sitting
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Normal University
Metabolic Health, Gut Hormones
Breaking Sitting and Metabolic Health in Sedentary Overweight and Obese Adults
The purpose of this project is to investigate the effects of breaking up prolonged sitting on postprandial metabolic responses, gut hormones secretion and energy balance in sedentary overweight and obese adults.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Health, Gut Hormones, Energy Balance
- Trial name
- NCT05306678
- Testing
- Prolonged sitting, Breaking sitting
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Normal University
Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED), Malnutrition
The Maternal EED Study
Undernutrition among women of reproductive age is more common in South Asia than in any other region. In South Asia, the prevalence of maternal undernutrition varies between 10 and 40%.
- Conditions
- Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED), Malnutrition, Women of Reproductive Age, Gut Microbiota
- Trial name
- NCT05862363
- Testing
- Microbiota-directed balanced energy protein (MD-BEP), Ready-to-use supplementary food-balanced energy protein (RUSF-BEP), Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Healthy Volunteers
Effect of Ration Formulations on Warfighter Energy Balance and Physical Performance During a Field Training Exercise
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to determine the effects of consuming the Close Combat Assault Ration (CCAR) compared to the First Strike Ration (FSR) during a 7-day strenuous military training on energy intake and…
- Trial name
- NCT06261437
- Testing
- CCAR, FSR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Overweight, Obesity
Energy Balancing Modeling and Mobile Technology to Support e-Weight Loss
Behavioral lifestyle treatment for obesity produces clinically significant weight loss and corresponding improvements in disease risk and severity when delivered via in-person group and/or individual treatment sessions.
- Trial name
- NCT02857595
- Testing
- Online Behavioral Weight Loss program, Weight Loss Nomogram, Bite Counter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Pregnancy and Early Lactation Among Women Living in an Area Endemic for Malnutrition
Balanced Protein-Energy Supplement in Pregnancy and Early Lactation on Birth Outcomes and Growth in Southern Nepal
This project will test the efficacy of a balanced protein energy supplement for daily use during pregnancy and the first 6 months after delivery on the outcomes of pregnancy and growth of infants during the first 6 months of…
- Trial name
- NCT03668977
- Testing
- Fortified balanced protein-energy.
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 1,944 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Cystic Fibrosis
Energy Balance and Weight Gain With Ivacaftor Treatment
Ivacaftor is a novel, FDA approved new therapy that addresses Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) dysfunctions in subjects with Cystic fibrosis (CF) and "gating mutations".
- Trial name
- NCT02141464
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Prostate Cancer
Energy Balance for Prostate Cancer Survivorship
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management program for men undergoing a prostatectomy by seeing if the program is easy to follow, impacts weight gain, and reduces risk of cancer recurrence…
- Trial name
- NCT02252484
- Testing
- Weight Loss Program, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Jill Hamilton-Reeves, PhD RD LD
Obesity, Energy Balance
Activity, Adiposity, and Appetite in Adolescents 2 Intervention
The objective of the study is to quantify the relationship between physical activity, metabolic function, and appetite in adolescents.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Energy Balance, Appetite, Metabolism
- Trial name
- AAAA2INT (NCT05443347)
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise, Newsletter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Nutrition, Healthy Male and Female Subjects
Influence of Food Texture on Appetite Control, Gastric Emptying, and Energy Expenditure
The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of liquid versus semi-solid meals on the regulation of energy balance in healthy young adults.The main questions it aims to answer are: Does a protein-rich liquid meal result in…
- Trial name
- NCT06853249
- Testing
- liquid meal, semi-solid meal, caloric drink + semi-solid meal
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kiel
Resting Metabolic Rate, Appetite
Effects of Overnight Low Oxygen Exposure on Energy Balance
This research study will evaluate changes in resting metabolic rate, appetite, and heart rate variability following overnight exposure (8 h/night) to normobaric hypoxia (NH) or normobaric normoxic (NN).
- Conditions
- Resting Metabolic Rate, Appetite, Heart Rate Variability
- Trial name
- NCT04151927
- Testing
- Normobaric Hypoxia, Normobaric Normoxia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Obesity
Placebo Breakfast Consumption, Appetite and Food Intake
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a very low-energy, viscous placebo breakfast meal on subjective appetite sensations during the morning, and food intake at lunch, compared to a typical whole-food breakfast…
- Trial name
- NCT04735783
- Testing
- Typical whole-food breakfast, Water-only control
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nottingham Trent University
Healthy
Correlation of 6-Minute Walk Test and Neuromuscular Parameters in the Elderly
The six-minute walk test had been used to assessment the cardiopulmonary parameter in patients with lung and heart disease. And it has good reliability and validity.
- Trial name
- NCT00451737
- Testing
- Isokinetic test
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder
Metabolic and Functional Impact of Various Breakfast Models
In the present study the investigators compared the hormonal and metabolic effects of three meal loads very popular among Italian eating habits, both in the resting- and exercising state.
- Trial name
- NCT03240757
- Testing
- Breakfast, exercise
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ospedale San Donato
Obesity Prevention, Healthy
Validation of Energy Expenditure Measures Study
The energy that the human body burns and the amount of food consumed determine a person's body weight. If food intake covers the amount of energy burned, body weight remains constant - a state known as energy balance.
- Trial name
- ValEE (NCT07155564)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig
Life Style, Shift-Work
Assessing the Impact of Rotational and Shift Work on Sleep, Activity, Energy Balance, and Food Choice in Adults
The goal of this observational study is to compare different work schedules in adults above 30 years of age. Shift and rotational work have become increasingly common owing to the demand for 24/7 availability, especially in the…
- Conditions
- Life Style, Shift-Work, Food Preferences
- Trial name
- SWEAT (NCT05652842)
- Testing
- Work-type
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
Obesity
Energy Balance Weight Regulation Study
The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that a low-carbohydrate diet will impact hormones and other factors that regulate appetite and energy balance, and result in lower energy intake and greater weight loss, than a…
- Trial name
- BALANCE (NCT00619008)
- Testing
- Ad libitum low carbohydrate diet, Ad libitum High Complex Carbohydrate Diet, Energy-restricted high complex carbohydrate diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Overweight, Obesity
Effects of a Wholegrain Diet on Body Composition and Energy Balance
The purpose of this study is to compare a diet containing whole grains versus an energy matched diet using refined grains on body composition and metabolism.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Pre-diabetic
- Trial name
- NCT01411540
- Testing
- Whole grains
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Lower Limb Amputation
Exploratory Functional Assessment After Lower Limb Amputation: Locomotion, Balance, Energy Performance and Strategies for Adapting to Orthopaedic Devices
The general aim of this exploratory study is therefore to investigate and quantify the functional capacities of patients with lower limb amputations (transtibial and transfemoral), with no change in their management, and to…
- Trial name
- AMILOCO (NCT07094074)
- Testing
- Walk tests, Functional testing, Balance analysis
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon