Clinical trials: Energy Expenditure
Energy Expenditure, Appetite
Evaluation of Metabolism-Boosting Beverages
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of Metabolism-boosting Beverages (MBB) containing green tea extract with a standardized amount of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and caffeine.
- Trial name
- NCT01029236
- Testing
- Medifast Metabolism-boosting Beverages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medifast, Inc.
Infant Development, Infant Overnutrition
Measurement of Energy Metabolism in Infants
The purpose of this study is to measure energy expenditure during the first 3 months of life in infants.
- Trial name
- BabyEE Pilot (NCT02683473)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Intensive Care
The Feasibility of Measuring Energy Expenditure During Physical Rehabilitation In Critically Ill Patients
Many patients who are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) experience muscle weakness. This muscle weakness occurs whilst patients are unconscious, immobile in bed and on a breathing machine (ventilator).
- Trial name
- ENERGY-ICU (NCT02754622)
- Testing
- Observational Group
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Simulation of Weightlessness by Anti-Orthostatic Long Term Bed Rest
Toulouse Male Long Term Bed Rest 2001-2002
Microgravity during space flight induces physiological changes that affect astronauts' health and performance. Space flight simulations such as prolonged bed rest can mimic some of these changes and provide study conditions that…
- Trial name
- NCT00311571
- Testing
- Ethidronate, Physical training
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
Cerebral Palsy
Effect of Dysport Injections on Energy Expenditure and Walking Efficiency in Children With Cerebral Palsy
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of single event multi level chemoneurolysis with the abobotulinumtoxin A drug, Dysport®, on walking energy expenditure and gait in children with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT03469999
- Testing
- Dysport Injectable Product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Overweight, Healthy
Specificities of the Eccentric Exercise: Energy Expenditure and Nature of Oxidized Substrates
Main objective of this clinical trial is to compare the oxidation rates of main carbohydrate and lipid substrates during exercises carried out in eccentric dynamic pedaling mode on a cycloergometer compared to concentric…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Healthy, Men
- Trial name
- Speed-Enso (NCT05319704)
- Testing
- Test of effort on cycle on concentric or excentric mode, Kinetics on concentric or excentric mode during test of effort
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Obesity
BEYOND Weight Loss Study
National guidelines recommend 15-20% weight loss for severe and complicated obesity. Weight loss maintenance can be achieved in around 33% of patients at 12 months.
- Trial name
- BEYOND (NCT02340793)
- Testing
- Counterweight Plus
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Stem Cell Transplantation
Physical Functions in Allogeneic-HSCT Candidates
Physical inactivity and impairments in physical functions have been observed in patients due to hematological malignancy itself and treatments of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, corticosteroids.
- Trial name
- NCT03915249
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Obesity
The Effects of Gum Chewing on Energy Intake and Expenditure
The purpose of this study is to determine if chewing gum increases energy expenditure and decreases food intake.
- Trial name
- NCT01043471
- Testing
- Chewing gum, Water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Obesity
B181 Metobes-III: Weight Loss Maintenance of a New Bioactive Compound (Metobes-Long)
To investigate the 5-hour acute effect on energy expenditure, substrate oxidation and ad libitum food intake after intake of the Metobes-compound (green tea extract, capsaicin, tyrosine, caffeine).
- Trial name
- NCT00302263
- Testing
- Metobes-compound
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Resting Metabolic Rate, Energy Metabolism
Observing Performance of Haptic Vibrotactile Trigger Technology by Measuring Changes in Resting Metabolic Rate: Assessment and Analysis
This study evaluates whether a drug-free, non-invasive topical patch embedded with Haptic Vibrotactile Trigger Technology (VTT) - the IGNITE Patch (The Super Patch Company) - is associated with changes in resting metabolic rate…
- Conditions
- Resting Metabolic Rate, Energy Metabolism, Haptic Technology, Vibrotactile Stimulation
- Trial name
- OPTIMA (NCT07781384)
- Testing
- IGNITE Patch (Active), Inactive patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SuperPatch Limited LLC
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Energy Expenditure, Diet and Body Fat in Children
To characterize the pattern of change over a two year period in energy expenditure and energy intake in two cohorts of American Indian (AI) children.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00024817
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Respiratory Insufficiency in Children, Noninvasive Ventilation
Validation of Indirect Calorimetry in Children Undergoing Non-invasive Ventilation
Nutritional status in critically ill pediatric patients is considered a fundamental prognostic factor in terms of mortality, morbidity, complications and outcome.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Insufficiency in Children, Noninvasive Ventilation, Nutrition Assessment
- Trial name
- CALO-NIV (NCT03824249)
- Testing
- Indirect Calorimetry
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Cardiovascular Diseases, Natriuretic Peptides
GENESIS: Genotype Guided - Natriuretic Peptides - Cardiometabolic Health Study
Natriuretic Peptides (NP) are hormones produced by the heart, and they have a wide range of favorable metabolic benefits. Lower levels of these hormones are associated with an increased likelihood of the development of diabetes…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Natriuretic Peptides, Cardiometabolic Diseases, Energy Expenditure
- Trial name
- NCT05216042
- Testing
- Study diet, Exercise capacity VO2 max determination, Exercise Challenge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sleep, Physical Fitness
Fitness and Sleep in People With Family History of Type 2 Diabetes.
Currently, it is not known if the amount of nighttime sleep has any effect on the overall physical fitness, and on how much energy do people who have a relative with type 2 diabetes (parent, sibling, or grandparent) use to…
- Conditions
- Sleep, Physical Fitness, Type 2 Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT00721084
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Renal Cell Cancer, Fatigue
Study of Muscle Energy Metabolism in RCC Patients Treated With Sunitinib
Sunitinib is a chemotherapy approved by the FDA as a standard of care treatment for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Fatigue is a very common side effect of sunitinib that frequently causes dose reductions.
- Trial name
- NCT02428335
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- AHS Cancer Control Alberta
Energy Metabolism
Erythrocyte Transport of Lactate During Exercise (TELE Project)
The goals of this clinical trial are: 1. to study lactate kinetic between plasma and erythrocytes during an intervallic exercise and its subsequent recovery, considering the blood pH, the genotype for the T1470A polymorphism of…
- Trial name
- TELE (NCT06104150)
- Testing
- Intervallic submaximal exercise test
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Madrid
Temperature, Clothing
Measuring Free-living Energy Expenditure Using Direct Calorimetry
Although instruments such as pedometers and heart rate monitors are helpful for those who use exercise to maintain their weight, they do not actually measure calories expended, which is a critical piece of information necessary…
- Conditions
- Temperature, Clothing, Sex, Age
- Trial name
- NCT01454882
- Testing
- Effects of Clothing, Effects of Temperature, Low Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Acromegaly, Growth Hormone Deficiency
Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Energy Metabolism in Abnormal Growth Hormone States
Growth hormone (GH) is important for growth in childhood, but also has important effects on a number of tissues throughout life.
- Trial name
- NCT00461240
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Barts & The London NHS Trust
Resting Energy Expenditure, Chronic Kidney Disease
Novel Equation for Estimating Resting Energy Expenditure
The energy and nutrition states are closely associated with CKD patients complications and outcomes.To reach the energy balance target, we need the accurate resting energy expenditure level of patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03377413
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University First Hospital