Clinical trials: Fat Sensitivity
Body Weight, Oxidative Stress
The Effect of a Meatless,Keto Restrictive Diet on Body Composition,Strength Capacity,Oxidative Stress,Immune Response
The subject of doctoral dissertation: Assessment of the effects of a meatless, ketogenic restrictive diet on body composition, strength capacity, oxidative stress and immune response During planning of research and topic of the…
- Conditions
- Body Weight, Oxidative Stress, Trimethylamine N-oxide, Immunologic Factors
- Trial name
- NCT05558488
- Testing
- Meatless, restrictive ketogenic diet
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Katarzyna Siedzik
Hypertriglyceridemia
Metabolic Effects of Egg Protein and Unsaturated Fat Intakes in Subjects With Hypertriglyceridemia
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of replacing some refined starches and added sugars with a combination of egg protein and unsaturated fatty acids on markers of cardiometabolic health in men and women with…
- Trial name
- NCT02924558
- Testing
- Egg protein/unsaturated fatty acid, Control
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Midwest Center for Metabolic and Cardiovascular Research
Elevated Liver Fat Content and Insulin Resistance
Effect of resVida on Liver Fat Content
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the antioxidant "resveratrol" on liver fat content, body-composition and insulin sensitivity Resveratrol is found in grape skin, wine, peanuts, and mulberries and is…
- Trial name
- resVida NAFL (NCT01635114)
- Testing
- resveratrol
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Diabetes
Muscle Fat Compartments and Turnover as Determinant of Insulin Sensitivity
Early research found that high levels of fat within muscle meant poorer control of blood sugar. However, more recent research has shown that athletes have similar levels of fat within muscle, but in contrast, they have very good…
- Trial name
- MISTY (NCT03065140)
- Testing
- Training or detraining
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Obesity
Sildenafil Activates Browning of White Adipose and Improves Insulin Sensitivity
Obesity and metabolic disease result when energy intake consistently exceeds energy expenditure. One appealing new target for treatment is the activation of brown adipose tissue (BAT), an organ recently found to be functional in…
- Trial name
- NCT02524184
- Testing
- sildenafil
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xiang Guang-da
Overweight and Obesity, Hyperandrogenemia
Evaluating the Influence of Diet-induced Weight Loss on Fat (Adipose) Tissue's Insulin Sensitivity and Testosterone Synthesis in Women With Overweight or Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Hyperandrogenemia
The investigators will measure plasma concentrations of the hormones insulin and testosterone as well as measures of insulin sensitivity in women with overweight or obesity who have insulin resistance (IR).
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Hyperandrogenemia, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- WAIST (NCT06998238)
- Testing
- Mediterranean-based, carbohydrate restricted, calorie reduced diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Type 2 Diabetes, Inflammation
Targeting Risk Factors for Diabetes in Subjects With Normal Blood Cholesterol Using Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Every 3 minutes a new case of diabetes is diagnosed in Canada, mostly type 2 diabetes (T2D) increasing the risk for heart disease.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Inflammation, Insulin Sensitivity/Resistance, Fatty Acids, Omega-3
- Trial name
- NCT04485871
- Testing
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal
Insulin Sensitivity
Acute Effects of an Oral Fat Load on Skeletal Muscle and Hepatic Insulin Sensitivity
The development of type 2 diabetes is based on a combination of insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction. In the last years, elevated FFA were recognized as a key players in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and type 2…
- Trial name
- FLAME (NCT01736202)
- Testing
- fat orally
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- German Diabetes Center
Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes
The Influence of Overfeeding Different Macronutrients on Whole-body Insulin Sensitivity
This study will investigate the effect of high-carbohydrate vs. high-fat overfeeding (130% of energy requirements) on whole body insulin sensitivity.
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes, Glucose Metabolism Disorders, Metabolic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03863431
- Testing
- High-fat diet, High-carbohydrate diet
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loughborough University
Asthma
Pilot Study of Pioglitazone for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Asthma in Obese Asthmatics
Asthmatics who are significantly overweight tend to have more severe symptoms, more flare ups, and are more likely to have poorly-controlled asthma when compared to other asthmatics.
- Trial name
- GLITZ Asthma (NCT00634036)
- Testing
- pioglitazone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Fernando Holguin
Lipid Metabolism
Physiologic Plasticity of Intramyocardial Lipid Storage
The main goal of the present study was to provide a technical basis for future studies assessing the role of cardiac lipids. More specifically, non-invasive MR-Spectroscopy (MRS) techniques will be used in this study to: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT01921075
- Testing
- normal dietary behavior, Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Obesity
Beta-glucan and Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Humans
Obesity is an important health problem of modern civilization. In Western societies, almost half of the adult population has problems with an increased body weight.
- Trial name
- NCT01393210
- Testing
- low calorie diet plus beta-glucan, low-calorie diet
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Marek Straczkowski
Obesity
Exercise Training and Fitness in Severe Obesity
Obesity is commonly associated with insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia, which seem to be linked with an impaired ability to oxidize lipids, particularly in class III obese individuals [Body Mass Index (BMI): > 40 kg*m-2].
- Trial name
- INTFMOBE (NCT02254200)
- Testing
- Fatmax group, HIIT group
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Steatosis of Liver
Impact of Steatotic Liver Disease Associated With Metabolic Dysfunction (MASLD) on Frailty, Cognition, and Quality of Life. A Gender-sensitive Approach Towards a Comprehensive and Equitable Perspective.
The goal of this observational study is to determine the differences in the prevalence, characteristics and evolution of frailty between men and women diagnosed with MASLD, and to establish its relationship with clinical…
- Trial name
- MASLD (NCT07652892)
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Obesity
Egg Diet to Improve Metabolic Health and Function
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of change in diet quality (carbohydrate restriction versus fat restriction) on body composition, fat distribution, cardiometabolic risk factors, physical function, and quality…
- Trial name
- NCT02760641
- Testing
- Egg-based diet (EBD), Carbohydrate-based diet (CBD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Obesity
Prevention of Obesity in Women Via Estradiol Regulation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate potential mechanisms by which estradiol deficiency accelerates fat gain and abdominal fat accumulation in women.
- Trial name
- POWER (NCT00687739)
- Testing
- leuprolide acetate, Estradiol Transdermal, progressive resistance exercise training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Pre-diabetes
Resveratrol and First-degree Relatives of Type 2 Diabetic Patients
The main objective of the study is to investigate if resveratrol supplementation can improve overall and muscle-specific insulin sensitivity in first-degree relatives of type 2 diabetic patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02129595
- Testing
- resveratrol
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Insulin Sensitivity, Metabolism Disorder
Insulin Sensitivity, Glucose - and Fat Metabolism in Patients With Psoriasis
The pathophysiological mechanisms explaining the association between psoriasis and type 2 diabetes are largely unknown but it has been hypothesized that systemic inflammation found in both psoriasis and type 2 diabetes might play…
- Trial name
- NCT02978001
- Testing
- Stabile Isotope tracers
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
Aplastic Anemia, Aplastic Anemia Idiopathic
Quantitative MRI of Bone Marrow Fat Fraction in Patients With Trepanobiopsy
The study is aimed to find correlation between the assessment of cellularity according to trepanobiopsy data and the results of measuring MRI parameters.
- Trial name
- NCT04761965
- Testing
- Bone marrow cellularity by mDixon-quant
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Federal Research Institute of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cardiovascular Disease
Moderate Alcohol Consumption, Fat and Carbohydrate Metabolism and Insulin Sensitivity
Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a decreased risk of diabetes type 2. This association could be mediated by an improvement of insulin sensitivity with moderate alcohol consumption.
- Trial name
- NCT00364767
- Testing
- A, B
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TNO