Clinical trials: Metabolic Improvements
Obesity
Brown Fat Activity and Bariatric Surgery
The mechanisms of bariatric surgery-induced weight loss go beyond reductions in calorie intake and may involve several other pathways. Recently, brown adipose tissue (BAT) has been added as another potential player.
- Trial name
- NCT03168009
- Testing
- Bariatric Surgery
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Metabolic Syndrome X
The Improvements of Dietary Supplement of Black Rice on Metabolic Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to thoroughly investigate how the interaction between black rice and human gut microbiota affects metabolic diseases, this study will recruit patients with Metabolic Syndrome (MS) and provide them…
- Trial name
- IDSBRMS (NCT02407522)
- Testing
- Black rice, follow-up
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Liver Cirrhosis, Hepatic Encephalopathy
Quality of Life and Nutritional Improvements in Cirrhotic Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine whether taking Rifaximin (Xifaxan) in conjunction with the use of nutritional concepts is effective in improving morbidity and quality of life in cirrhotic patients suffering from hepatic…
- Conditions
- Liver Cirrhosis, Hepatic Encephalopathy, Portal Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT01842113
- Testing
- Rifaximin, Lactulose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Tampa General Hospital
Osteoporosis
Primary Care Management of Osteoporosis in Older Women
The Investigators aim to improve primary-care for older women with osteoporosis. Older women they spoke with previously felt unseen, unimportant, unheard and uninformed.
- Trial name
- NCT06431867
- Testing
- Guidelines for primary care management of osteoporosis
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Bradford Institute for Health Research
Growth Disorders, Malnutrition
Evaluation of NICHE Programme Activities in Kenya
This study evaluates the impact of additional cash and nutritional counselling on nutrition outcomes in pregnant women and children up to the age of two years in CT-OVC (cash transfer- orphan and vulnerable children) households…
- Trial name
- NCT03518593
- Testing
- Cash and counselling
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kimetrica LLC
Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity
Relationship Between Changes in Gut Hormones After Gastric Bypass and Gastric Banding and Improvements in Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to see how hormones that control blood sugar change in response to two different weight loss surgeries (gastric bypass and gastric banding).
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, Bariatric Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT01153438
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Healthy Children, Children
Improvements in Daily Activity and Exercise in School Children: the ActChild Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the health-related effects of an exercise intervention in children aged 5-8 years. Main research questions: Does a municipality-driven exercise intervention improve physical activity…
- Conditions
- Healthy Children, Children, Children in School, Child Health
- Trial name
- ActChild (NCT06791278)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
PreDiabetes, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Is the Degree of Perceived Effort During Resistance Exercise Important for Improvements in Blood Glucose
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the degree of effort during a resistance exercise session on blood glucose levels in individuals with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Trial name
- NCT06208189
- Testing
- High-effort session, Low-effort session, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico