Clinical trials: Ghrelin
The Frailty Syndrome
Ghrelin Dose Finding In Frail Elderly
Frailty is a geriatric syndrome leading to physical deterioration including muscle wasting (sarcopenia) and unintentional weight loss. There are currently no approved therapies for frailty.
- Trial name
- NCT01605435
- Testing
- Ghrelin Group 1, Ghrelin Group 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Effect of a High Protein Diet on the 24-hour Profile of Ghrelin, GH (Growth Hormone) and IGF-1 (Insulin-like Growth Factor-1)
In this study we tested the hypothesis that an increase in protein content of the diet will result in an increase in the 24-hour integrated circulating growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) concentrations…
- Trial name
- NCT00108225
- Testing
- LoBag Diet - test phase, LoBAG Diet - control phase
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Volunteers
Satiety, Meal Frequency and Nutritional Aspects
In this study, the investigators are interested in assessing the effects of the isocaloric increase of eating frequency on appetite and metabolism. How the consumption of an isocaloric breakfast in four intakes vs.
- Trial name
- SAFRAN (NCT01573988)
- Testing
- Increasing eating frequency
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Overweight
Impact of Liraglutide on Sensory Perception, Sensory Specific Satiety, Liking and Wanting in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Besides their potential action in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), GLP-1 analogues decrease satiety and food intake leading to a significant weight loss in patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01599338
- Testing
- Liraglutide
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Healthy, Healthy Volunteer
Avocado and Postprandial Responses
The purpose of this study is to see how adding avocado to a breakfast meal affects blood sugar control and signals of hunger and fullness after eating.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Healthy Volunteer, Healthy Volunteers, Healthy Adult
- Trial name
- NCT06818032
- Testing
- Negative control, Avocado, Fat and fiber addition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont Medical Center
Obesity, Prader Willi Syndrome
Macronutrient Regulation of Ghrelin and Peptide YY
The hyperghrelinemia of children with PWS provides a unique model by which to explore the hormonal and metabolic effects of orexigenic hormones in normal and pathologic conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT02464514
- Testing
- High carbohydrate meal, High fat meal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Healthy, Obesity
Effect of Ghrelin on Sympathetic Nervous System
Ghrelin is a newly discovered peptide that is secreted by the stomach. Its main role is to stimulate food intake but recent studies indicate that it also acts on the cardiovascular system to confer beneficial effects.
- Trial name
- NCT00912587
- Testing
- ghrelin
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Grade III Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Metabolic Changes After Bariatric Surgery
Literature data clearly demonstrate that treatment of obese patients is very expensive, long and achieve weight loss may not be permanent, and regardless of whether the treatment dominated diet therapy, physical activity, or…
- Trial name
- NCT02893891
- Testing
- Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, Laparoscopic gastric plication, Intragastric balloon
- Where
- 2 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Ostrava
Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)
Phase 3 Study of LUM-201 in Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency
The OraGrowtH Phase 3 Trial is a multi-national trial. The goals of the trial are to study LUM-201 as a treatment for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency (PGHD) in naive to treatment children and validate the LUM-201 predictive…
- Trial name
- NCT06948214
- Testing
- LUM-201
- Where
- 55 sites in United States, Argentina and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Lumos Pharma
Obesity
Acylated Ghrelin Response to Acute Exercise in Obesity
Ghrelin is a GH-secretagogue gastrointestinal hormone that regulates feeding behavior by interacting directly with hypothalamic centers in concert with other negative and permissive neuromodulators.
- Trial name
- aeroghre (NCT00486161)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Eating Behavior
The Effect of Food Hedonics on Appetite Hormones Levels
30-40 healthy male subjects with a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m2 will be tested for food preferences using a questionnaire with 141 different foods.
- Trial name
- NCT02615613
- Testing
- Low Acceptability Meal, High acceptability meal
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
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
Growth Hormone Deficiency
A Long-Term Safety Trial of LUM-201 in Children With Idiopathic Growth Hormone Deficiency Who Have Previously Completed a LUM-201 Clinical Trial (OraGrowtH211)
This is a multi-national trial. The trial aims to study the long-term safety of LUM-201 in subjects with Idiopathic Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency (iPGHD).
- Trial name
- OraGrowtH211 (NCT05796440)
- Testing
- LUM-201
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Lumos Pharma
Obesity, Diet
Effect of Carbonated Soft Drinks on Appetite-Regulation
Compared to solid foods, the nutritional energy of drinks may bypass the appetite regulation leading to obesity development. Although drinks sweetened with aspartame are available the anticipated positive effect of these drinks…
- Trial name
- NCT00776971
- Testing
- Sugar-sweetened soft drink, Aspartame-sweetened soft drink, Semi-skimmed milk
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Healthy, Major Depression
Effects of Ghrelin on the Sleep-EEG and Nocturnal Secretion of Hormones
Ghrelin, an acylated peptide consisting of 28 amino acids, is the endogenous ligand of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R).
- Trial name
- NCT00447512
- Testing
- ghrelin
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Resolution and Hormone Changes After BPDLL and LSG
To evaluate and compare prospectively the effects of Biliopancreatic Diversion Long Limb (BPDLL) and Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) on resolution of diabetes mellitus type 2.
- Trial name
- NCT01481675
- Where
- 2 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Patras
Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of AC01 Compared to Placebo in Participants With Chronic Heart Failure
The primary purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of 2 doses of AC01 compared to placebo over 12 weeks in participants with chronic advanced HFrEF.
- Trial name
- GOAL-HF2 (NCT07584967)
- Testing
- AC01
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- AnaCardio AB
Maternal Obesity Syndrome
Hormonal Regulation of Postpartum Weight and Presence of Gut Peptides in Human Milk
Hormonal Regulation of Postpartum Weight and Presence of Gut Peptides in Human Milk Studies suggest that childbearing is an important contributor to the development of obesity in many women and that breastfeeding may be…
- Trial name
- NCT01514539
- Testing
- cross-sectional
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wyoming
Obesity
Ghrelin and Nutritional Status After a Standardized Meal.
This study evaluated differences in serum concentrations of ghrelin among individuals with varying nutritional status following a standardized meal. A total of 80 adults were enrolled and stratified by BMI.
- Trial name
- NCT07627802
- Testing
- Nutridrink Protein
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Bialystok
Fibromyalgia
Efficacy and Safety of an Oral Growth Hormone Drug in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia
This is a 24-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of an orally administered growth hormone stimulating drug, (code named MK-0677) in the treatment of female…
- Trial name
- NCT00116129
- Testing
- Ibutamoren Mesylate (MK-0677)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Bennett, Robert, M.D.