Clinical trials: Homeostasis
GDM, Insulin Resistance
In Vitro Fertilization Impact on Metabolic Parameters
A quantitative prospective cohort study will be conducted, where blood samples will be collected at different timings during the IVF protocol, to assess the impact of fertility medications on metabolic parameters of patients…
- Conditions
- GDM, Insulin Resistance, Glucose Intolerance, PCOS
- Trial name
- IVF (NCT03426228)
- Testing
- HbA1C
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 344 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Warwick
Parkinson Disease
Sleep Homeostasis in Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease is characterized in the advanced phases by an altered response to dopaminergic therapy for the occurrence of abnormal movements called dyskinesias, that worsens the quality of life of the patient and exposes…
- Trial name
- NCT02200887
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Salvatore Galati
WAGR Syndrome, Wilm's Tumor
Characterization of WAGR Syndrome and Other Chromosome 11 Gene Deletions
This study will explore conditions caused by the absence of certain genes on chromosome 11. These conditions include WAGR syndrome, which is characterized by a kidney tumor called Wilm s tumor, aniridia (absence of the iris of…
- Conditions
- WAGR Syndrome, Wilm's Tumor, Aniridia, Urogenital Abnormalities
- Trial name
- NCT00758108
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 197 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Pre Diabetes
Abscisic Acid Effects on Glucose Homeostasis and Insulin Sensitivity
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of oral abscisic acid (ABA) on glucose metabolism in subjects with defined prediabetes.
- Trial name
- ABA (NCT04722354)
- Testing
- Hyperinsulemic euglycemic clamp, Muscle Biopsy, Oral abscisic acid (ABA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Glutathione Metabolism Anemias
The Effects of N-acetylcysteine on Performance and Redox Homeostasis
The main objective of the present study was to investigate whether N-acetylcysteine supplementation in individuals with low glutathione levels would confer ergogenic effects by replenishing glutathione levels and by reducing…
- Trial name
- NCT03121222
- Testing
- N-acetylcysteine, Lactose
- Where
- 3 sites in Cyprus, Greece
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Bariatric Surgery Status Complicating Pregnancy
Glucose Homeostasis, Metabolomics and Pregnancy Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery
The aim of the GLORIA study is to determine whether an altered glucose metabolism (with more hypoglycaemia and glycaemic variability) and altered metabolomics during pregnancy after bariatric surgery contribute to the increased…
- Trial name
- GLORIA (NCT05084339)
- Testing
- CGM
- Where
- 8 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Epilepsy
Cerebral Autoregulation in Patients With Epilepsy
The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients with epilepsy exhibiting impaired dCA, which may contribute to subsequent stroke.
- Trial name
- CAPE (NCT02775682)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yi Yang
Embryo Metabolic Activity
mtDNA and Embryo Metabolism
The present study has the objective to study whether the mitochondrial DNA copy number values that can be generated when human embryos are analyzed for chromosomal content before embryo transfer correlates with the actual number…
- Trial name
- NCT03206697
- Testing
- Mitochondrial DNA content and metabolic parameters
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 171 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, IVI VALENCIA
Homeostasis, Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder
Energy Metabolism Profiles Over Weight-loss and Eating Responses
This is an exploratory controlled before-after study, which involves 112 participants, of whom 28 are with normal weight and 84 are overweight or obese.
- Conditions
- Homeostasis, Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder, Healthy, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT05785221
- Testing
- General lifestyle and nutritional education, Personalized nutritional and lifestyle weight reduction intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
Vitamin D Deficiency
Effects of Vitamin D Dose and Genotype of the Binding Protein in Infants and Children
The purpose of this study is to determine if the vitamin D binding protein genotype influences circulating vitamin D levels and if it may have functional consequences on vitamin D activity.
- Trial name
- VitaD (NCT01050387)
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 193 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Major Depressive Disorder
Effects of Ghrelin Administration on Dopamine and Effort
Ghrelin is a stomach-derived hormone and the only known circulating peptide that stimulates appetite. Animal studies have conclusively shown that ghrelin increases dopaminergic neurotransmission and, thereby, enhances effort.
- Trial name
- NCT05318924
- Testing
- Ghrelin
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Healthy, Metabolic Syndrome
Study of Metabolic Homeostasis in Chinese
In this open-label, acute intervention study, we will recruit 120 sex-matched participants aged 20-70 years (100 normal or overweight/obese subjects and 20 Mets subjects).
- Trial name
- NCT04173728
- Testing
- Standard mixed macronutrients tolerance test
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
Glucose Tolerance, Lipid Homeostasis
Herbal Preparation and Glucose Homeostasis
Rationale: The incidence of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing rapidly and accounts for a considerable part of health care costs.
- Conditions
- Glucose Tolerance, Lipid Homeostasis, Vascular Function, Inflammation
- Trial name
- Herbie (NCT02065271)
- Testing
- herbal supplement
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Mitochondrial Diseases, Obesity
Muscle OXPHOS and Nutrient Homeostasis
Investigators are recruiting adults (men and women, ages 18 to 65 years, inclusive) with a confirmed genetic diagnosis of mitochondrial disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02920671
- Testing
- Tracer-enhanced oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT*), Muscle MRI, Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Obesity, Metabolic Disease
The Role of Secretin on the Energy Homeostasis
As of last year, new insight into the function of secretin was brought about as rodent studies showed secretin to possess potential body weight-regulating effects.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Metabolic Disease, Diabetes, Adiposity
- Trial name
- THE-ROSE (NCT04613700)
- Testing
- Secretin
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
Healthy
Regulation of Optic Nerve Head Blood Flow During Combined Changes in Intraocular Pressure and Arterial Blood Pressure
Autoregulation is the ability of a vascular bed to maintain blood flow despite changes in perfusion pressure. The existence of an effective autoregulation in the optic nerve head (ONH) circulation has been shown in animals and…
- Trial name
- NCT00914992
- Testing
- Suction cup application, Squatting
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Colorectal Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Changes of Muramyl Dipeptide in Intestinal and Extra-intestinal Diseases
Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2 (Nod2) signaling is critical for human health.To figure out the clinical relevance of NOD2 ligands, the investigators plan to evaluate the change of NOD2 ligands in inflammatory bowel…
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Type2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- NCT04924686
- Testing
- Observational studies, no intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhujiang Hospital
Healthy
Factors That Determine the Responses to Food Ingestion: Protein Load
Aim: to determine to what extent meal composition influences postprandial sensations. Experimental design: randomized cross-ower study comparing the responses to a high protein (47.3% protein, 39.4% carbohydrates, 13.3% lipids)…
- Trial name
- NCT06139237
- Testing
- High-protein supplement, Balanced supplement
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Glucose Tolerance
Pregnane X Receptor (PXR) Agonist Rifampicin Effects on Glucose, Lipid and Hormone Homeostasis
This clinical trial is designed to study the effects of rifampicin on the glucose, lipid and hormone homeostasis in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT00985270
- Testing
- Rifampicin
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oulu
Tourniquets
Ischemic Preconditioning and Thiol-disulfide Balance
Various strategies have been proposed to prevent or mitigate the effects of ischemia-reperfusion injury following the use of tourniquets in orthopedic surgery cases.
- Trial name
- NCT05082207
- Testing
- Remote Ischemic Preconditioning
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Konya Meram State Hospital