Clinical trials: Energy Metabolism
Mitochondrial Diseases, Mitochondrial Myopathies
Human Mitochondrial Stress-driven Obesity Resistance
The overarching aim of this observational study is to determine alterations in energy balance while exploring the underlying cellular mechanisms in human genetic models of mitochondrial stress.
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Diseases, Mitochondrial Myopathies, Mitochondrial Disorder
- Trial name
- MITO-OB-RES (NCT06080568)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Chronic Cerebral Ischemia
Safety and Efficacy of Sequential Therapy With Mexidol® in Patients With Chronic Cerebral Ischemia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate safety and efficacy of sequential treatment with Mexidol® in patients with chronic cerebral ischemia (CCI).
- Trial name
- MEMO (NCT06834490)
- Testing
- Mexidol
- Where
- 14 sites in Russia, Uzbekistan
- Volunteers
- 318 people
- Sponsor
- Pharmasoft
Critical Illness
Impact of Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition in ICU Patients on Metabolic, Inflammatory and Immune Responses
Having previously demonstrated that supplemental parenteral nutrition to complete an insufficient enteral nutrition (EN) between D4 and D8 improves outcome after critical illness, by reducing infectious complications, the present…
- Trial name
- SPN2 (NCT02022813)
- Testing
- Supplemental parenteral nutrition (SPN)
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Transtibial Amputation
Metabolic Cost Savings for Transtibial Amputees Wearing the Controlled Energy Storage and Return (CESR) Foot
To determine if below-knee amputees will walk with better efficiency wearing a CESR foot which stores energy at heel strike and releases energy releases energy during push-off.
- Trial name
- NCT00494143
- Testing
- CESR Prosthetic Foot, typical prosthetic foot, standardized prosthetic foot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Spastic Diplegia
Effect of Vestibular Rehabilitation on Postural Sway and Energy Expenditure in Children With Spastic Diplegia
this study will be conducted To determine the effect of vestibular rehabilitation training on postural sway and energy expenditure in children with spastic cerebral palsy and To determine any relation between postural sway and…
- Trial name
- NCT07617935
- Testing
- vestibular rehabilitation, conventional physical therapy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Weight
Energy Expenditure Assessment of Premature Infants
The goal of this study is verify if the energy expenditure in preterm infant fed with human milk is different from preterm formula.
- Trial name
- NCT00769509
- Testing
- energy expenditure in preterm fed with preterm formula, assessment of energy expenditure
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Preterm Infants
Energy Expenditure in Breast and Bottle Feeding Preterm Infants Fed Their Mother's Breast Milk
OBJECTIVE. Neonatologists consider early feeding at the breast to be too tiring for preterm infants, although there is no evidence that this is actually the case.
- Trial name
- NCT00838188
- Testing
- Way of Feeding - Breast feeding vs. Bottle feeding
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Orthopedic, Osteo Arthritis Knee
Energy Status and Protein Intake As Prognostic Indicators of Rehabilitative Outcomes
The proposed project is novel in its goal to establish a foundation for evidence-based rehabilitative nutrition guidelines to enhance perioperative patient care and improve post-operative rehabilitative outcomes specific to…
- Conditions
- Orthopedic, Osteo Arthritis Knee, Hip Osteoarthritis, Protein-Energy Malnutrition
- Trial name
- ESPI-PRO (NCT06734845)
- Testing
- Total Knee Arthroplasty, Total Joint Arthroplasty
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Social Influences, Food Consumption
Social Influences on Adolescents' Snack Purchases
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of peer influences on snack purchases in adolescents. During the session teens will be given a certain amount of money to use to purchase foods and beverages in a hypothetical…
- Trial name
- NCT00875472
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University at Buffalo
Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Evolution of the Energy Expenditure During Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
The treatment before bone marrow transplantantion is initiated by chemotherapy associated or not with radiotherapy, both of which cause various side effects on the patient as symptoms that impair food intake.
- Trial name
- NCT04535570
- Testing
- Indirect Calorimetry
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
Critical Illness
The ICALIC International Multicentric Study
This study will evaluate the ease of use of the new calorimeter (Q-NRG (COSMED, Italy)) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients compared to currently used calorimeters (i.e.
- Trial name
- ICALIC (NCT02796430)
- Testing
- Time needed to start indirect calorimetry measurement, Indirect calorimetry measurement
- Where
- 7 sites in Austria, Belgium and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 272 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Endurance Cycling Performance
The Effect of Diet Composition on Performance, Expenditure, Blood Lipids, and Appetite Hormones in Highly Trained Cyclists
This study employs a crossover design to evaluate the effect of two different diets (high carbohydrate vs. ketogenic) and corresponding test meals on endurance exercise performance, energy expenditure including resting metabolic…
- Trial name
- DCAP (NCT04097171)
- Testing
- Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Christian University
Obesity
Reducing Snack Variety in Weight Loss Treatment
The rising prevalence of obesity in the United States is believed to be due to increased exposure to adverse environmental factors, such as food portion sizes and increased dietary variety.
- Trial name
- NCT00328744
- Testing
- Standard, Limited Variety
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Celiac Disease
A 12-week Exercise Program for Adults With Celiac Disease
Engagement in regular physical activity (PA) is associated with a range of physical and psychological benefits among chronic disease populations.
- Trial name
- MOVE-C (NCT03520244)
- Testing
- Exercise + Holistic Education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Body Mass Index 25 or Greater, BRCA1 Gene Mutation
Energy Balance Interventions in Increasing Physical Activity in Breast Cancer Gene Positive Patients, Lynch Syndrome-Positive Patients, CLL Survivors or High-Risk Family Members
This pilot clinical trial studies different types of energy balance interventions to see how well they work in increasing the physical activity levels of breast cancer gene-positive patients, Lynch syndrome-positive patients…
- Conditions
- Body Mass Index 25 or Greater, BRCA1 Gene Mutation, BRCA2 Gene Mutation, Breast Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT02194387
- Testing
- Dietary Intervention, Internet-Based Intervention, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 337 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Healthy
Physiologic Effect of Spices Ingestion
Human studies have shown that capsaicin, a compound extracted from chilly peppers, can stimulate certain physiologic functions (for example, energy expenditure, thermogenesis, lipid oxidation, heart rate, etc.).
- Trial name
- NCT02193438
- Testing
- Spices intake
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Kwashiorkor, Marasmus
Effectiveness of Oral Albendazole in the Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition
The benefit of anti-worm therapy as part of the case management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the outpatient setting has not previously been studied.
- Trial name
- NCT01395381
- Testing
- Albendazole
- Where
- Malawi
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Cystic Fibrosis
Study of Total Energy Expenditure in Infants and Children With Moderate to Severe Cystic Fibrosis
OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the resting energy expenditure using respiratory calorimetry in infants and children with moderate to severe cystic fibrosis versus age matched healthy controls. II.
- Trial name
- NCT00006273
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
Trial of Oxaloacetate in Alzheimer's Disease (TOAD)
The purpose of this study is to determine if oxaloacetate (OAA) is safe and tolerable at doses of up to 2 grams per day in people with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Trial name
- TOAD (NCT02593318)
- Testing
- Oxaloacetate (OAA) 1g, Oxaloacetate (OAA) 2g
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Russell Swerdlow
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity
Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity in Mexican Pimas: Gene-Environment Interaction
In 1995 we conducted a cross-sectional study to identify the effects of traditional and western environments on prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity in Pima Indians in Mexico and the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT01168297
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 657 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)