Clinical trials: Ghrelin
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Insulin Resistance
The Aging Endocrine Pancreas: Characterization of the Entero-insular Axis Physiology in the Elderly
Like most endocrine axes, the entero-insular axis is expected to go through an age-related physiological deterioration, what might contribute to special features of the elderly onset type 2 diabetes in comparison to middle-age.
- Trial name
- NCT00843479
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Campinas, Brazil
Sarcopenia, Osteopenia
Effect of a Ghrelin Receptor Agonist on Muscle and Bone
Adults with low muscle mass also usually have low bone mass, making them vulnerable to falls, fractures and other injuries. This project will determine the effectiveness of treatment with a ghrelin receptor agonist in improving…
- Trial name
- NCT04021706
- Testing
- Anamorelin Hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Peripheral Artery Disease
Unacylated Ghrelin to Improve Functioning in PAD
GIFT is a pilot, randomized, double-blinded clinical trial that will examine the effects of unacylated ghrelin on walking ability in people with peripheral artery disease (PAD) compared to placebo.
- Trial name
- GIFTII (NCT04377126)
- Testing
- Ghrelin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Frailty
Ghrelin in Healthy and Frail Older Women
The purpose of this research study is to see if giving women a hormone called "ghrelin" will increase levels of growth hormone in the blood and increase appetite.
- Trial name
- NCT00520884
- Testing
- Ghrelin Infusion - Healthy, Ghrelin Infusion - Frail
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Arterial Embolization, Other Surgical Procedures
Gastric Artery Embolization Trial for Lessening Appetite Nonsurgically
The purpose of this pilot study is to achieve the collection of safety and efficacy data in patients undergoing left gastric artery embolization for morbid obesity in the United States.
- Conditions
- Arterial Embolization, Other Surgical Procedures, Obesity
- Trial name
- GETLEAN (NCT02248688)
- Testing
- BeadBlock 300 - 500 Micron, Left Gastric Artery Embolization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dayton Interventional Radiology
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Ghrelin Regulation and Structure: Effect of Thiazolidinedione Therapy on Ghrelin
The purpose of this study is to learn more about how insulin resistance (inability to process glucose correctly resulting in mildly elevated glucose levels) affects the hormone ghrelin.
- Trial name
- NCT00843791
- Testing
- pioglitazone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Obesity, Diabetes
Modeling the Epidemiologic Transition Study
This project examines whether individuals' amount of activity energy expenditure (AEE) is related to adiposity and adiposity/diabetes-related hormones in a diverse sample of 2500, and to test the ecological hypothesis that a…
- Trial name
- METS (NCT02925156)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,506 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loyola University
Overweight, Obesity
The Beneficial Effects of a Protein-rich Breakfast on Appetite Control & Cognition in Overweight and Obese Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to assess whether the daily addition of a protein-rich breakfast leads to beneficial changes in appetite control, food intake regulation,and cognitive function in overweight \& obese 'breakfast…
- Trial name
- NCT01192100
- Testing
- Breakfast Skipping, Normal Protein Breakfast Meals, Protein-rich Breakfast Meals
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
fMRI, Alcohol Drinking
Ghrelin for Alcohol Use in Non-Treatment-Seeking Heavy Drinkers
Background: Ghrelin is a hormone in the human body that is mostly produced by the stomach. It makes people feel hungry, and also is connected with the desire to drink alcohol.
- Conditions
- fMRI, Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholism
- Trial name
- NCT01779024
- Testing
- Ghrelin, fMRI, Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Diagnosis of Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency (AGDH)
Investigation of a New, Oral Growth Hormone Secretagogue, AEZS-130 as a Growth Hormone Stimulation Test.
The diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in adults is established by laboratory testing in patients with an appropriate clinical history of hypothalamic pituitary disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00448747
- Testing
- AEZS-130 (formerly ARD-07), L-ARG+GHRH
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AEterna Zentaris
Obesity
Neuroendocrine Modulation of Metabolic Effects in Overweight Adolescents
This study will examine hormonal differences in ghrelin and growth hormone in obese and normal weight adolescents and their relationship to body composition and insulin resistance.
- Trial name
- NCT00140842
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital