Clinical trials: Indirect Calorimetry
Nutrition, Healthy Male and Female Subjects
Influence of Food Texture on Appetite Control, Gastric Emptying, and Energy Expenditure
The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of liquid versus semi-solid meals on the regulation of energy balance in healthy young adults.The main questions it aims to answer are: Does a protein-rich liquid meal result in…
- Trial name
- NCT06853249
- Testing
- liquid meal, semi-solid meal, caloric drink + semi-solid meal
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kiel
Diet-induced Thermogenesis
Inter-Individual Variability in Early Diet-Induced Thermogenesis After a Standardized Meal
This study aims to characterize how individuals differ in their metabolic response to food intake, specifically focusing on early diet-induced thermogenesis (DIT).
- Trial name
- NCT07610759
- Testing
- Standardized Liquid Meal
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel Aviv University
Metabolism, Nutrition
Assessment Metabolic Flexibility in Middle-aged Individuals: The Nutritional Impact of Cheese Consumption
The aim of the study will be to evaluate the impact of consumption of meat and dairy products from extensive or intensive farming on apparently healthy individuals aged between 45 and 65 years, a stage of life associated with…
- Trial name
- Kent'Erbas (NCT06012227)
- Testing
- kent'erbas cheese study
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cagliari
Exercise Physiology, Nutritional Supplementation
Effects of Pre-Run Nutritional Supplements During a Fixed-Pace 5 km Treadmill Run
This study will examine how three commonly used pre-run nutritional supplements-caffeine, L-citrulline, and an exogenous ketone supplement-affect physiological and perceptual responses during a fixed-pace 5 km treadmill run in…
- Trial name
- NCT07854223
- Testing
- Caffeine, L-Citrulline, Exogenous Ketone (Beta-Hydroxybutyrate)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Cockayne Syndrome
Metabolic Study of Cockayne Syndrome
Cockayne syndrome (CS) is related to defective DNA transcription and/or repair and belongs to the family of Nucleotide Excision Repair.
- Trial name
- METABO-CS (NCT03044210)
- Testing
- Metabolic evaluation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Critically Ill
Optimized Caloric-proteic Nutrition in Critically Ill Patients
In this prospective randomized controlled trial the investigators intend to compare the use of a nutritional therapy based on caloric intake determined by indirect calorimetry and a high protein intake (2.0 to 2.2 g/kg/day) with…
- Trial name
- NCT03060668
- Testing
- Peptamen intense, Novasource senior
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Sao Domingos
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Motor Neurone Disease (MND)
Metabolism and Nutrition in MND
Motor neurone disease (MND) is a progressive neurological condition that can affect movement, speech, swallowing and breathing. Weight loss and malnutrition are common in people with MND and may be caused by factors including…
- Trial name
- MET-MND (NCT07851714)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Postprandial Metabolism, Healthy Volunteers
Postprandial Metabolic Responses to Sustainable and Non-Sustainable Meals in Healthy Young Men
This randomized crossover study evaluated the acute postprandial metabolic and hydration responses to two standardized lunch meals differing in nutritional quality and environmental footprint in healthy young men.
- Trial name
- THERMOS-LUNCH (NCT07808736)
- Testing
- Healthy-Sustainable Test Meal, Non-Sustainable Test Meal
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Parma
Preterm Infants
Energy Expenditure in Breast and Bottle Feeding Preterm Infants Fed Their Mother's Breast Milk
OBJECTIVE. Neonatologists consider early feeding at the breast to be too tiring for preterm infants, although there is no evidence that this is actually the case.
- Trial name
- NCT00838188
- Testing
- Way of Feeding - Breast feeding vs. Bottle feeding
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Sepsis, Critical Illness
Indirect Calorimetry Usage and Effect in Ventilator-free Days and Muscle Thickness in Septic Ventilated Patients
Patients admitted to the ICU with diagnosis of sepsis and requiring mechanical ventilation for at least 24-hours and receiving enteral or parenteral nutrition will be prospectively randomized to one of two arms.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Critical Illness, Respiratory Failure, Nutrition Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03440593
- Testing
- Caloric delivery will target results of IC measurement.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Relationship Between Evolution of Resting Energy Expenditure and Tumoral Response to Chemotherapy in Patients Suffering From Pancreas Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine whether evolution of resting energetic expenditure is a predictive marker of tumoral response for patients suffering from metastatic pancreatic cancer and treated with 1st line of…
- Trial name
- EnergiePancrea (NCT02921646)
- Testing
- Measure of resting energetic expenditure
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Center Eugene Marquis
Resting Metabolic Rate, Disability Physical
Development of Alternatives for the Estimation of the Resting Metabolic Rate From Anthropometry in Paralympic Athletes
To our knowledge no study has evaluated neither feasible methods for the assessment of anthropometric profile nor indirect methods to estimate energy expenditure (EE) for adapted athletes.
- Conditions
- Resting Metabolic Rate, Disability Physical, Athletic Injuries
- Trial name
- RMRPA (NCT04478565)
- Testing
- Indirect Calorimetry
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iberoamerican Institute of Sports Science and Human Movement
Chronic Kidney Diseases, Protein Energy Wasting
Intra Dialytic Parenteral Nutrition and Nutritional Gap Nutritional Gap Identified by Indirect Calorimetry
Renal failure is a relevant condition as the incidence of patients treated with intermittent dialysis continues to grow each year. One of the strongest predictors of mortality in these patients is Protein-Energy Wasting (PEW).
- Trial name
- DiaPaNIC (NCT05568914)
- Testing
- Indirect Calorimetry, Bio-electrical Impedance Analysis (BIA), Nutritional assessments
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Weight
Energy Expenditure Assessment of Premature Infants
The goal of this study is verify if the energy expenditure in preterm infant fed with human milk is different from preterm formula.
- Trial name
- NCT00769509
- Testing
- energy expenditure in preterm fed with preterm formula, assessment of energy expenditure
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Abdominal Trauma
Personalized Nutrition to Improve Recovery in Trauma
The purpose of this study is to determine if a particular method of providing nutrition improves the outcomes of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who have undergone abdominal surgery following trauma and would require…
- Trial name
- SeND Home (NCT06065202)
- Testing
- Nutrition Supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Obesity, Severe Obesity
Energy Expenditure From ECAL Indirect Calorimeter in a Multicomponent Weight Management Service
Whether greater weight loss is as a result of a smaller reduction in energy expenditure with caloric restriction is not known. Resting energy expenditure and 24-hour energy expenditure vary substantially between individuals.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Severe Obesity, Sleep Apnoea
- Trial name
- ECAL (NCT03638895)
- Testing
- ECAL Indirect Calorimeter, Diet, exercise & behaviour modification therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Method Validation Study to Explore the Sensitivity of SenseWear Armband Gecko for Measuring Physical Activity in Subjects With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) & Asthma
The prevalence, low cost, and low burden of wearable devices that provide quantitative and qualitative feedback on a subject's activity level present an opportunity for the use of these devices in clinical and observational…
- Trial name
- NCT02619357
- Testing
- SenseWear Armband Gecko, SenseWear Armband MF, Actigraph GT9x wristband and waistband
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Septic Shock
Urea-to-Creatinine Ratio as a Marker of Metabolic Transition in Septic Shock: A Comparison With Indirect Calorimetry
Urea-to-Creatinine Ratio as a Marker of Metabolic Transition in Septic Shock: A Comparison with Indirect Calorimetry. This study investigates whether the urea-to-creatinine ratio can serve as a simple marker of metabolic state in…
- Trial name
- NCT07412366
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Sao Domingos
Severe Obesity
Resting Metabolic Rate is a Predictor of Weight Regain?
he increasing prevalence of obesity in developed countries has also reached Brazil in the last two decades. Conventional treatments are not efficient to sustained weight loss and in some cases, weight reduction in individuals…
- Trial name
- NCT04118582
- Testing
- Body composition and resting metabolic rate analisys
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Cognitive Function, Healthy
Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) and Metabolism
Impaired metabolism and the gene apolipoprotein E (ApoE) are independent risk factors for cognitive impairment and dementia. In humans, there are three major versions of apoE (E): E2, E3, and E4.
- Trial name
- NCT03109561
- Testing
- Resting State Indirect Calorimetry, ApoE, Metabolism
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Lance Johnson