Clinical trials: Hyperinsulinism
Psoriasis, Metabolic Syndrome
Effects of TNF-alpha Antagonism (Etanercept) in Patients With the Metabolic Syndrome and Psoriasis
People with psoriasis have significantly higher rates of obesity, diabetes, heart failure and high blood pressure than the general public.
- Conditions
- Psoriasis, Metabolic Syndrome, Hyperlipidemia, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00477191
- Testing
- Etanercept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus
Integration of Continuous Glucose Monitoring Into a BiHormonal Closed-Loop Artificial Pancreas
The investigators hypothesize that our closed-loop glucose-control system can provide BG control in subjects with type 1 diabetes using the estimated BG signal from a CGM as the input signal to the controller.
- Trial name
- CL2 (NCT01161862)
- Testing
- Bi-hormonal (insulin and glucagon) artificial pancreas
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Hypoleptinemia, Generalized Lipodystrophy
Trial of Leptin Replacement Therapy in Patients With Lipodystrophy
Lipodystrophies represent a therapeutic challenge with regards to insulin resistance, hypertriglyceridemia and fatty liver which often is coupled with significant adipose tissue loss.
- Conditions
- Hypoleptinemia, Generalized Lipodystrophy, Partial Lipodystrophy, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT00896298
- Testing
- Leptin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Obesity
Effect of Tadalafil on Insulin Secretion and Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Men.
Obesity is a chronic disease of multifactorial etiology that develops from the interaction of the influence of nutritive , metabolic , cellular and molecular psychological factors.
- Trial name
- NCT02595684
- Testing
- Tadalafil
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Guadalajara
Obesity, Diabetes
Semaglutide 2.4 mg in Patients With Poor Weight-loss
A double-blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of semaglutide 3.0 mg/ml in patients with poor weight-loss following bariatric surgery.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- BARI-STEP (NCT05073835)
- Testing
- Semaglutide 3 mg
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
A Randomized, Double-blind Study of the Effects of Fenretinide Administered in Subjects With Obesity
Many metabolic complications of obesity are a consequence of abnormal responses of the liver, muscle, and fat to insulin actions. Fenretinide may improve the effects of insulin, preventing metabolic complications.
- Trial name
- NCT00546455
- Testing
- Fenretinide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Heart Defects, Congenital, Hyperglycemia
SPECS: Safe Pediatric Euglycemia in Cardiac Surgery
Critically ill children, including children undergoing heart surgery, commonly develop elevated blood glucose (also known as "blood sugar") levels during their illness, which can lead to poor health outcomes and an increased risk…
- Trial name
- SPECS (NCT00443599)
- Testing
- Insulin, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 989 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
PreDiabetes, Obesity
Tolerability, Acceptance, and Utility of Intermittent CGM Use in Youth With Prediabetes
We are evaluating whether intermittent use of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) in addition to standard nutritional counseling and physical activity counseling is associated with improved metabolic health for youth with…
- Conditions
- PreDiabetes, Obesity, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT05505565
- Testing
- Abbott Freestyle Libre 2, Standard physical activity and nutritional counseling for prediabetes management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Hyperinsulinemia, Insulin Resistance
EMPOWIR:Enhance the Metabolic Profile of Women With Insulin Resistance
The goal of the study is to identify and treat women with midlife weight gain who have normal blood sugars, but increased insulin levels (hyperinsulinemia) following the performance of a glucose tolerance test.
- Conditions
- Hyperinsulinemia, Insulin Resistance, Obesity
- Trial name
- EMPOWIR (NCT00618072)
- Testing
- metformin and rosiglitazone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Medical College
Metabolic Syndrome
Obesity - Inflammation - Metabolic Disease: Effect of Lactobacillus Casei Shirota
Obesity and metabolic syndrome are linked by inflammation. Gut flora seems to play an important role in the development of inflammation and metabolic syndrome in obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT01182844
- Testing
- Lactobacillus casei Shirota
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanessa Stadlbauer-Koellner, MD
Bipolar Disorder, Metabolic Syndrome
Study of Aripiprazole to Reduce Medical Risks in Bipolar Disorder
The proposed study is a non-randomized, open label trial that will examine the potential to reduce metabolic risk factors in patients with bipolar I disorder and improve psychiatric and functional outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT00665444
- Testing
- Aripiprazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity
Evaluation of Pulse Fibre Supplementation on Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome
The recent dramatic increase in obesity has been linked to a reduction of dietary fibre intake. We hypothesized that supplementing the diet of overweight and obesity adults with pulse fibre will improve their metabolic status…
- Trial name
- NCT01719900
- Testing
- Pulse fibre, Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Insulin Resistance
Timing Estrogen After MenoPaUSe
The aim of the current study is to test whether the effect of estrogen on insulin metabolism depends on the timing of treatment relative to when a woman went through menopause.
- Trial name
- TEMPUS (NCT01605071)
- Testing
- Estradiol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Insulin Sensitivity
Effect of Vitamin D Replacement on Insulin Sensitivity
Healthy subjects with low Vitamin D levels will be randomly assigned to either Vitamin D replacement or placebo for a period of 8 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT01268111
- Testing
- Ergocalciferols
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Cardiovascular Disease, Insulin Resistance
A Trial of Tadalafil and Glycemic Traits
The purpose of this study is to find out if tadalafil can help overweight and obese people metabolize blood sugar more efficiently.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Insulin Resistance, Glucose Intolerance, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT01444651
- Testing
- Tadalafil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas J. Wang, MD
Pre-diabetes
Vitamin D in Minorities With Prediabetes
Vitamin D supplementation in minority subjects with both pre-diabetes and low vitamin D levels will delay the development of diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT00876928
- Testing
- vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
Type 1 Diabetes
Effects of Acipimox on Insulin Action, Vascular Function, and Muscle Function in Type 1 Diabetes
Insulin resistance (IR) is an important contributor to increased cardiovascular disease risk in type 1 diabetes (T1D). Non-esterified fatty acid elevation is a significant contributor to IR in T1D and may be a target of…
- Trial name
- AcT1 (NCT01816165)
- Testing
- Acipimox
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Efficacy and Safety Study of MP-513 in Combination With Thiazolidinedione in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of MP-513 (Teneligliptin) in combination with thiazolidinedione (pioglitazone) in patients with type 2 Diabetes for 12 weeks administration and to evaluate the…
- Trial name
- NCT01026194
- Testing
- Teneli / Teneli + pio
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 204 people
- Sponsor
- Tanabe Pharma Corporation
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Free Fatty Acids and Vascular Function in Subjects With Diabetes
This study will test the hypothesis that reduction in release of free fatty acids from adipocytes will restore insulin-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilation and skeletal muscle glucose metabolism in subject with type 2…
- Trial name
- NCT00153179
- Testing
- acipimox
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin Resistance
Anti-Inflammatory Small Drug Adjunctive Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes
The role of individual leukocyte populations in type 2 diabetes (T2D) and immunometabolism in general represent important gaps in knowledge to better understand the etiopathogenesis of T2D.
- Trial name
- NCT02597101
- Testing
- Metformin, saxagliptin, AZD9668
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Nick Giannoukakis, PhD