Clinical trials: Energy Metabolism
Obesity, Diabetes
Framingham State Food Study
This study will evaluate the effects of dietary composition on energy expenditure and chronic disease risk factors, while also exploring physiological mechanisms underlying these effects.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- (FS)2 (NCT02068885)
- Testing
- Feeding study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Healthy
Effects of Liothyronine on Energy Expenditure and Cardiovascular Function
This study will assess the short term effects of a single dose of liothyronine on the cardiovascular system and energy expenditure
- Trial name
- NCT03098433
- Testing
- Liothyronine, Levothyroxine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Thyroid Goiter, Hypothyroidism
Energy Metabolism in Thyroidectomized Patients
The purpose of this research study is to measure the changes in energy metabolism (how the body burns energy), cardiovascular function (heart function), and lipid metabolism (cholesterol break down and building) before and after…
- Conditions
- Thyroid Goiter, Hypothyroidism, Thyroid Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04782856
- Testing
- Levothyroxine, Liothyronine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Obesity
The Acute Effect of Propionate on Energy Homeostasis
The research project aims to examine the effect of a dietary supplement called propionate on how the human body in healthy adults aged (18- 65 years) responds to during fasting, exercise and following a liquid mixed meal test and…
- Trial name
- PROEM (NCT04093453)
- Testing
- Exercise, Sodium Propionate
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Obesity, Healthy Volunteers
Brain Dopamine Function in Human Obesity
Background: Dopamine is a natural chemical in the brain that may influence eating behavior and physical activity. Researchers want to measure the brain s dopamine activity and understand how it differs in people with obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Healthy Volunteers, Overweight
- Trial name
- NCT03648892
- Testing
- [c11] raclopride, [18F]fallypride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)