Clinical trials: Insulin
Insulin Resistance, Obesity
Trial of the Combination of Alpha-Lipoic Acid and Mirabegron in Women and in Men With Obesity
Background: Obesity and related illnesses cause at least 2.8 million deaths each year worldwide. Few treatments exist for obesity that are safe and widely available.
- Trial name
- NCT05713799
- Testing
- Alpha-lipoic acid, Mirabegron
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Asthma, Atherosclerosis
Study of the Effect of Innate on the Inflammatory Response to Endotoxin
Background: Innate immunity is the process by which white blood cells and other parts of the immune system sense and respond to potential infections by causing an inflammation.
- Conditions
- Asthma, Atherosclerosis, Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT01143480
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 725 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Diabetes
Taste Bud-Derived Stem Cells in Humans
Background: Stem cells are found in body tissues. They can regenerate into more of the same cells or become other types of cell. Researchers want to use stem cells from taste buds to try to make cells that secrete insulin.
- Trial name
- NCT03366168
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Glucose Homeostasis
Postprandial Glucose Handing in Contraceptive and IUD Users
Goals: The long-term use of hormonal birth control has been shown to effect glucose handling, or blood sugar regulation, and potentially lead to insulin resistance which increases a person's risk for metabolic diseases such as…
- Trial name
- HCPG (NCT07169591)
- Testing
- Oral Glucose Tolerance test (75g 2-hour)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Obesity, Overweight
Improving Glycemic Control With Electrical Stimulation
Once written consent is obtained, the participant will be provided with an accelerometer to be worn for 7 days to assess current physical activity levels.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT03947697
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (Sensory), Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Resistance Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas, El Paso
Insulin Sensitivity/Resistance
Aerobic Versus Resistance Exercises on Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Patients
The purpose of study is to compare the effect of different exercise modes on insulin resistance and body composition in obese patients.
- Trial name
- NCT06772857
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Insulin Resistance
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation: A Novel Treatment for Improving Metabolism
Once written consent is obtained, the participant will be provided with an accelerometer to be worn for 7 days to assess current physical activity levels.
- Trial name
- NCT06722391
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (Sensory), Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Resistance Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas, El Paso
Insulin Resistance, Hyperinsulinemia
Graded Insulin Suppression Test P&F
The goal of this study is to learn about how the hormone insulin controls blood sugar in a variety of people. The main question it aims to answer is about how much insulin the body actually needs to maintain a normal blood sugar…
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Hyperinsulinemia, Obesity, Healthy
- Trial name
- GIST (NCT06592261)
- Testing
- Insulin regular, 2.0-3.2 mU/m2/min (euinsulinemia), Insulin regular, 32 mU/m2/min (hyperinsulinemia), Octreotide Acetate, 6-45 ng/kg/min
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Obesity, Overweight
Effect of Food Temperature and Diet Composition on Satiety, Satiety Hormones, Chewing Time and Neuronal Activity
Obesity and its related illnesses have become serious health issues, obesity is today the fifth most common cause of death. Obesity rate has dramatically enhanced in both male and female, and across all ages.
- Trial name
- NCT05822167
- Testing
- High Protein Meal at Cold Temperature, High Protein Meal at Warm Temperarute, High Protein Meal at Hot Temperature
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Khyber Medical University Peshawar
Adiposity, Insulin Sensitivity
The Sweet Kids Study (Stevia on Weight and Energy Effect Over Time)
This is an 8 to14-week three-arm randomized controlled in children 8 to 12 years old. The main purpose of the study is to evaluate if stevia has benefits for weight control and metabolic function relative to caloric sweeteners…
- Conditions
- Adiposity, Insulin Sensitivity, Weight Gain, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT05992688
- Testing
- Sucrose sweetened beverage, Stevia sweetened beverages, Calorie free flavored water beverage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin Resistance
Understanding Metabolism and Inflammation Risks for Diabetes in Adolescents
This research study collects health-related information and blood samples to better understand how body composition, lifestyle habits, and diet influence meta-inflammatory monocytes (MiMos) in adolescents.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Metabolic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT06007404
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Obesity (BMI>30), Insulin Resistance
Interplay of Central and Peripheral Vascular Effects of Insulin in Obesity
Determine the impact of obesity with insulin resistance on the neurovascular response to brain insulin stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT07653464
- Testing
- human insulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Obesity (BMI>30), Insulin Resistance
Peripheral Vascular Effects of Insulin in Obesity
Successful completion of this project will advance our understanding of the role sympathetic nervous system overactivity plays in driving skeletal muscle malperfusion during hyperinsulinemia and consequently impaired glucose…
- Trial name
- NCT07874945
- Testing
- human insulin
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Obesity, Type2diabetes
The Effects of Glucagon on Hepatic Metabolism
Whether impaired postprandial glucagon suppression in prediabetes and T2DM is an attempt to overcome resistance to glucagon's actions on hepatic AA catabolism, a defect in α-cell function, or a combination of both are important…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Type2diabetes, NAFLD
- Trial name
- NCT05500586
- Testing
- Glucagon response study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Adrian Vella
Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Feeding and Eating Disorders
The diabEAT Study: Insulin dElivery Technologies And eaTing Behaviours in People With Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune health condition that requires daily injections of insulin. Insulin allows the body to use energy from carbohydrates in food.
- Conditions
- Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Eating Behavior, Type 1 Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT07348432
- Testing
- Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) Systems, Carbohydrate Counting Inaccuracy Percentage
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Diabetes Mellitus, Severe Insulin Resistance
Genetic Studies of Insulin and Diabetes
The study will allow researchers to obtain blood, plasma, DNA, and RNA for genetic studies of insulin. There will be a focus on the causes of insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus.
- Trial name
- NCT00001987
- Testing
- HR-pQCT scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Type 2 Diabetes, Prediabetes (Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance)
Effects of Different Fish Oil Types on Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors in High-Risk Adults
The purpose of this clinical trial is to find out whether one type of fish oil works better than another at improving metabolic health in people who are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Prediabetes (Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance), Prediabetes / Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity & Overweight
- Trial name
- END-T2D (NCT07575438)
- Testing
- Fish Oil, Corn oil control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- May Faraj, PDt, PhD
Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Healthy Subjects
Effect of Artificial Sweetener (AFS) on Glucose Metabolism in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
The goal of this randomized crossover study is to test the prediction that consuming carbohydrates will affect insulin release differently depending on whether Non-Nutritive Sweeteners (NNSs) are consumed simultaneously.
- Trial name
- AFS_T1D (NCT06315725)
- Testing
- Sweet taste perception with/without sweet taste blockade
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Diabete Mellitus, MASLD
RESET-INSPIRE Study: Insulin Sensitivity & Population Intervention With Real-time Evaluation Using CGM
The RESET-INSPIRE study is designed to investigate individual variability in glucose response and insulin sensitivity, a key mechanism underlying metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and cardiometabolic disorders.
- Trial name
- RESET-INSPIRE (NCT07861191)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Health System, Singapore
Insulin Response, Type 1 Diabetes
Advancing Precision Nutrition: Wearable Technology for Noninvasive Insulin Monitoring
Noninvasively monitoring insulin is crucial for advancing precision nutrition and promoting healthy living by enabling a deeper understanding of individual metabolic responses to dietary intake.
- Trial name
- NCT07254364
- Testing
- Standardized meal 1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University