Clinical trials: Lean
Healthy, Lean
Diagnosing Natriuretic Peptide Deficiency
In this pilot study, the investigators will determine the response of the natriuretic peptide (NP) hormone system after a dose of intravenous dexamethasone (a steroid medication).
- Trial name
- NCT03035929
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Diabetes, Hypertension
FFA Hypertension and Inflammation in Lean and Obese Subjects
Although a large number of obese patients develop high blood pressure, the cause is unknown. The purpose of this study is to look at the effect of high fatty acids (a type of fat) in the development of high blood pressure in…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity
- Trial name
- FFAADA (NCT00721617)
- Testing
- Intralipid 20%, Normal Saline, Oral fat load
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Obesity, Aging
Semaglutide Use in Elderly Obese Patients
This is a single-center, prospective, controlled, randomized and open label study to investigate the effect of the semaglutide addition to standard of care weight loss intervention (personalized lifestyle and exercise) in elderly…
- Trial name
- NCT05302596
- Testing
- Semaglutide Pen Injector
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Insulin Resistance, Diabetes
Acute Effect of HP-211 (Axulin) on Blood Glucose and Serum Insulin Responses in Healthy Lean and Overweight Humans
Blood sugar levels are controlled by insulin, a hormone made by cells in the pancreas. After a meal, carbohydrates are broken down into glucose (blood sugar) which is absorbed from the intestine into the blood leading to a rise…
- Trial name
- NCT03135015
- Testing
- 2g capsules, 4g capsules, Water Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Housey Healthcare ULC
Lean, Obese
In Vivo Leptin Signaling in Humans After Acute Leptin Administration
The purpose of this research study is to help us to better understand how leptin regulates blood sugar levels. Leptin is a recently discovered hormone, which is made in fat cells.
- Conditions
- Lean, Obese, Obese Diabetics
- Trial name
- NCT01275053
- Testing
- leptin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Diabetes
Investigation Into the Effects of Blood Glucose Levels Upon Eating Behavior in Lean and Obese Non-diabetic and Diabetic Subjects
To investigate whether the daily glucose profiles as assessed by continuous glucose monitoring for 1 week of normal weight and obese individuals relate to hunger levels and food intake.
- Trial name
- NCT02673203
- Testing
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (CGMS), Food log
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Obesity, Morbid, Insulin Resistance
Stool Transplantation for Treatment of Insulin Resistance in Morbidly Obese Patients
More and more people in Canada and around the world are severely (morbidly) obese, and this is associated with a high risk for poor blood sugar control (insulin resistance, IR) and diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT02970877
- Testing
- Fecal filtrate from 150 g stool from healthy lean donors, Fecal filtrate from 150 g of the recipient's own stool
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Johane Allard
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
A Method to Evaluate Glucose-Dependent Insulin Secretion in Healthy Males (MK-0431-179)
This study will evaluate the effect of a single dose of sitagliptin on glucose dependent insulin secretion using a meal tolerance test (MTT) during a hyperglycemic clamp (HCG) procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT00888238
- Testing
- sitagliptin
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Gout, Hyperuricemia
The Diet Gout Trial
Unhealthy diet has long been associated with high uric acid levels and gout. The DASH diet may lower uric acid levels. This study will examine the effects of the DASH diet on uric acid in adults with a history of gout.
- Trial name
- DIGO (NCT03569020)
- Testing
- Subsidy for food purchases and dietitian education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Pre-diabetes, Obesity
Vascular Function, Endothelin, and Inflammation in Pre-diabetic Obesity Versus Lean Healthy Controls
Aims: 1. Does inflammation contribute importantly to concurrent defects in vascular and metabolic dysfunction in human pre-diabetic obesity? 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00837590
- Testing
- Chronic salsalate, Acute Salsalate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Hypertension, Diabetes
Free Fatty Acids-Induced Hypertension in Obese Subjects (Aim #2)
The purpose of this study is to see if salsalate, an Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) mediated inflammation inhibitor, or carvedilol, an α- and β-blocker, will protect against free fatty acid induced hypertension, insulin…
- Trial name
- FFAADA (NCT02406586)
- Testing
- Salsalate, Carvedilol, Intralipid 20%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Arterial Embolization, Other Surgical Procedures
Gastric Artery Embolization Trial for Lessening Appetite Nonsurgically
The purpose of this pilot study is to achieve the collection of safety and efficacy data in patients undergoing left gastric artery embolization for morbid obesity in the United States.
- Conditions
- Arterial Embolization, Other Surgical Procedures, Obesity
- Trial name
- GETLEAN (NCT02248688)
- Testing
- BeadBlock 300 - 500 Micron, Left Gastric Artery Embolization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dayton Interventional Radiology
Sleep Apnea, Obesity
The Effects of Treating Obese and Lean Patients With Sleep Apnea
The investigators' overall goal is to compare the effect of CPAP treatment on intermediate cardiovascular risk measures in obese versus lean patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
- Trial name
- PISA (NCT01578031)
- Testing
- Positive Airway Pressure During Sleep (ResMed S9 Elite), Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Malnutrition; Diabetes, Diabetes
Metabolic Characteristics of Lean Diabetes in Rural and Semi-urban India and in the United States
This purpose of this study is to define the metabolic characteristics of individuals with Lean Diabetes. We aim to determine whether differences in body composition, including any differences in lipid (fat) deposition, exist…
- Trial name
- NCT02987335
- Testing
- Pancreatic Clamp
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
IV Contrast Dosing
Use of Electrical Impedence to Measure Lean Body Weight as a Determinant of the Dose of Contrast Media for Abdominal CT
There are several different methods that can be used to determine the dose of iodinated contrast material for a CT scan. These include a standard fixed dose, a dose based on total body weight, a dose based on body mass index, a…
- Trial name
- NCT02170688
- Testing
- Isovue 370, Weight calculation
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Cachexia
Regimen for the Treatment of Cachexia in Subjects With NSCLC
Cachexia is a presentation of a chronic manifestation of acute metabolic stress, a hypercatabolic nutritional state in which the normal fat and protein sparing mechanisms are not functioning and increased nutrition is not…
- Trial name
- VT-122 (NCT00527319)
- Testing
- VT-122 low dose, VT-122 high dose
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, India
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Vicus Therapeutics
Weight Gain
Role of Peanuts in Healthy Weight Gain in Athletic Individuals
Many athletes and military personnel desire weight gain primarily as lean mass to improve performance and effectiveness in military/sport endeavors.
- Trial name
- mGAINS (NCT05426109)
- Testing
- Peanut snacks, No peanut-containing snacks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
HIV/AIDS
Leveraging mHealth and Peers to Engage African- Americans and Latinxs in HIV Care (LEAN)
This is a pragmatic randomized controlled study comparing existing linkage to care and retention (LTCR) services to an mHealth-enhanced linkage to care and retention (mLTCR) protocol.
- Trial name
- NCT03934437
- Testing
- mLTCR, LTCR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 451 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Prematurity; Extreme, Feeding Disorder Neonatal
Early Protein Supplementation in Extremely Preterm Infants Fed Human Milk
The central hypothesis of this clinical trial is that, in extremely preterm infants, protein-enriched human milk diets compared to usual human milk diets during the first 2 weeks after birth increase fat-free mass (FFM)-for-age Z…
- Conditions
- Prematurity; Extreme, Feeding Disorder Neonatal, Breast Milk Expression, Growth Failure
- Trial name
- NCT04325308
- Testing
- Protein-enriched human milk diet, Usual human milk diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
The Methodology Assessment of Glucose Dependent Insulin Secretion
A Study to Compare Methodologies for Assessing Glucose-Dependent Insulin Secretion (0000-104)(COMPLETED)
This study will compare graded glucose infusion (GGI) to the hyperglycemic clamp (HGC) for assessment of glucose-dependent insulin secretion (GDIS) using exenatide as a probe.
- Trial name
- NCT00782418
- Testing
- Comparator: exenatide
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC