Clinical trials: Fatty Acid Metabolism
Inflammation, Malnutrition
Effects of Camelina Sativa Oil in Free-living Older Adults
The present study aims at evaluating the anti-inflammatory effects of a novel food in older adult volunteers. Briefly, this randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled study is performed on 91 apparently healthy older adults…
- Conditions
- Inflammation, Malnutrition, Hyperglycemia, Dyslipidemias
- Trial name
- NCT04965948
- Testing
- Novel food snack
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pavia
Obesity
Exercise Dose Response for Improving Insulin Sensitivity
Many of the beneficial metabolic effects of endurance exercise training are not due to adaptations to weeks, months, or even years of training, but rather much is due to the response to the most recent exercise session(s).
- Trial name
- NCT01452035
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Dyslipidemia, Metabolic Syndrome (MetS)
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids-based Bars Effect on Metabolic Syndrome Patients
This study aimed to manage dyslipidemia through Polyunsaturated fatty acids based bar among patients with metabolic syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT07627555
- Testing
- Jelly Candy, PUFA Bar
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Lahore
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Insulin Resistance
Production of Free Fatty Acids From Blood Triglycerides
The overall hypothesis of these studies is that circulating triglycerides, coming primarily from fat in the diet, are an important source of free fatty acids.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Insulin Resistance, Dyslipidemias
- Trial name
- NCT00911482
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Dyslipidemia, Diabetes
Meta-analyses of the Effect of Important Food Sources of Sugars on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
Fructose-containing sugars have been implicated in the epidemics of obesity, diabetes and related cardiometabolic disorders. This view is supported by lower quality evidence from ecological observations, animal models, and select…
- Conditions
- Dyslipidemia, Diabetes, Prediabetes, Dysglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT02716870
- Testing
- Fructose-containing Sugars
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Healthy
Influence of Improved Formula on Fatty Acids and Mineral Metabolism in Infants
The purpose of this study is to determine whether different content of β-palmitate will cause significant differences on Fatty Acids and Mineral Metabolism in Infants
- Trial name
- NCT02587702
- Testing
- β-Palmitate Content, β-Palmitate Content Naturely in Human Milk
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beingmate Baby & Child Food Co Ltd .
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity
Direct Versus Indirect Effect of Amino Acids on Hepatokines
Liver hormones are key metabolic regulators and increased in metabolic diseases, including fatty liver disease. The underlying mechanisms driving the elevated levels are currently unknown and presents a major challenge in…
- Trial name
- Diaakine (NCT06240039)
- Testing
- Evaluating the acute effect of an amino acid infusion with and without a concomitant infusion of the somatostatin analogue octreotide to eliminate endogenous production of glucagon
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Cardiovascular Diseases
Risk and Prevention Study: Evaluation of the Efficacy of n-3 PUFA in Subjects at High Cardiovascular Risk
In the everyday practice cardiovascular prevention in people at high risk is still unsatisfactory and treatments with documented efficacy are generally under-used.
- Trial name
- NCT00317707
- Testing
- N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 12,513 people
- Sponsor
- Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Klinefelter Syndrome
Interrogating Fatty Acid Metabolism Impairment and Clinical Correlates in Males with Klinefelter Syndrome
This study will learn more about how the body uses energy. Usually, the body uses sugars as energy first and then fats are used when the sugar stores are gone. Some people have trouble using fats as energy.
- Trial name
- NCT05498090
- Testing
- Fenofibrate 145 mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency, Wolman Disease
Safety, Tolerability, Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Sebelipase Alfa in Children With Growth Failure Due to Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency
This was an open-label, repeat-dose, intra-participant dose-escalation study of SBC-102 (sebelipase alfa) in children with growth failure due to lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) Deficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT01371825
- Testing
- Sebelipase alfa (SBC-102)
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Egypt and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Metabolic Health
ImpaCt Of Shiftwork on METabolic Flexibility and Skeletal Muscle Clocks
The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of real-world shiftwork on metabolic flexibility.
- Trial name
- COMET (NCT05820490)
- Testing
- Whole Room Calorimeter, Mixed-Meal Tolerance Test (MMTT), Core Body Temperature
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Diabetes, Hypertension
FFA Hypertension and Inflammation in Lean and Obese Subjects
Although a large number of obese patients develop high blood pressure, the cause is unknown. The purpose of this study is to look at the effect of high fatty acids (a type of fat) in the development of high blood pressure in…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity
- Trial name
- FFAADA (NCT00721617)
- Testing
- Intralipid 20%, Normal Saline, Oral fat load
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Hepatic Fat Content
Monitoring of Hepatic Fat Metabolism Using Magnetic Resonance Methods
The first primary research objective of the study is to determine whether high-fat load (150 g of fat) induces increase in hepatic fat content (HFC) three and six hours after meal in insulin-sensitive subjects with normal HFC…
- Trial name
- NCT03680248
- Testing
- Fat, Fasting, Fat+Glucose
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Metabolic Syndrome
Effects of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Intestinal Lipid Metabolism in Insulin-resistant Men
The overaccumulation of apolipoprotein (apo)B-48-containing lipoproteins of intestinal origin observed in patients with insulin-resistance is now thought to be attributable to both elevated intestinal production and reduced…
- Trial name
- PUFA (NCT01934543)
- Testing
- Polyunsaturated fatty acids diet, Saturated fatty acids diet
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Obesity
Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation and Fractional Iron Absorption in Obese South African Women
In South Africa the prevalence of obesity in women of reproductive age is high; these women also have a high risk for iron deficiency (ID).
- Trial name
- NCT05220735
- Testing
- Omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LCPUFA)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Type 2 Diabetes
n-3 Fatty Acid Infusion and Type 2 Diabetes
The purpose of this experimental study is to investigate whether an acute lipid infusion added marine n-3 fatty acids produces effects on insulin sensitivity in subjects with type 2 diabetes, when compared with an acute lipid…
- Trial name
- NCT00829569
- Testing
- Intralipid +/- Omegaven
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Colorectal Cancer, Nutritional Deficiency
PeRioperative Omega Three and the Effect on ImmuNity
Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death in the UK, with 50,000 new cases and over 15,000 deaths annually.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Nutritional Deficiency, Infected Wound, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- PROTEIN (NCT03598413)
- Testing
- Omega-3
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes
Rectal Short Chain Fatty Acids Combinations and Substrate and Energy Metabolism
Gut microbiota is being increasingly recognized as an important factor in fat distribution, insulin sensitivity and glucose and lipid metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT01983046
- Testing
- Three different mixture of acetate, butyrate and propionate and palcebo
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Inflammation, Obesity
Impact of High-fat Meals Varying in Fatty Acid Composition on Adipose and Systemic Metabolic-inflammatory Responses
Cardiometabolic disorders are a leading cause of death worldwide. Replacing saturated fatty acids (SFA) with unsaturated fatty acids is recommended as a way of lowering cardiometabolic disease risk.
- Conditions
- Inflammation, Obesity, Inflammatory Response, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03712579
- Testing
- SFA-Rich Meal, MUFA-Rich Meal
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loughborough University
Lipemia
Comparison of the Effect of MCFA and LCFA on Postprandial Appetite and Lipemia
The main objective is to investigate if foods high in coconut oil (MCFA) or palm oil (LCFA) have different impacts on postprandial blood lipid levels and appetite via a visual analog scale (VAS).
- Trial name
- NCT05539742
- Testing
- Coconut oil, Palm oil
- Where
- 2 sites in Jordan
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Jordan