Clinical trials: Metabolic Regulation
Overweight and Obesity
Effect of Exercise Programme on Gut Microbiota, CVD Risk Factors and Appetite Regulation in Overweight Women
Evidence suggests that gut microbiota contributes to the development of atherosclerosis and therefore CVDs. Exercise has been extensively reported to be protective against CVDs due to modification of body fatness, metabolic risk…
- Trial name
- NCT03344133
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Obesity
Enhancing Self Regulation as a Strategy for Obesity Prevention in Head Start Preschoolers
The goal of this integrated project targeting the Childhood Obesity Prevention Challenge Area is to reduce the prevalence of obesity among children attending Head Start in Michigan.
- Trial name
- NCT01398358
- Testing
- Parents of Preschoolers Series, Incredible Years Series
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 697 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Obesity
The Effects of Dairy Products on Energy Balance
The aim of the study is to investigate the long time effects of high and low intake of dairy products on fecal fat excretion, weight loss, blood pressure, lipid profile, lipid oxidation and appetite regulation in moderately…
- Trial name
- MEPEB (NCT01199835)
- Testing
- High Calcium intake from dairy products
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Sleep Disturbance, Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
Bao Yuan Tang Extract and Galactooligosaccharides for Sleep Regulation
Certain classical formulas in traditional Chinese medicine and dietary prebiotics have demonstrated beneficial effects on various aspects of suboptimal health status in previous studies.
- Conditions
- Sleep Disturbance, Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic, Endocrine Disorder, Glucose Metabolism Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07774897
- Testing
- Combination product (Bao Yuan Tang full-component extract 2.0g and galactooligosaccharides 2.0g), Galactooligosaccharides 2.0g
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Institute of Gansu Province
Obesity, Dyslipidemia
Regulation of Lipoprotein Metabolism in Obese Men
Visceral obesity is strongly associated with dyslipidaemia (hypertriglyceridaemia, low HDL-cholesterol and mildly elevated LDL-cholesterol) and insulin resistance, key characteristics of metabolic syndrome (MetS).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Dyslipidemia, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT00392717
- Testing
- Atorvastatin, Fish oils
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Western Australia
Calcium Nephrolithiasis
Relation Between Bone Density and the Regulation of Mineral Metabolism in Renal Stone Formers
Accumulating evidence indicated that renal calcium stone formers often exhibit a low bone density. Therefore we want to test the hypothesis, that the mineral (calcium) metabolism is differently regulated in calcium stone formers…
- Trial name
- NCT00416052
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Gene-diet Interactions, Overweight and Obesity
Gene-diet Interactions on Body Weight Regulation and Lifestyle Parameters.
Increased body weight leading to the development and the establishment of overweight and obesity, has a growing detrimental effect on overall health status and quality of life.
- Conditions
- Gene-diet Interactions, Overweight and Obesity, Body Weight Changes, Health Status
- Trial name
- iMPROVE (NCT04699448)
- Testing
- Nutritional intervention.
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harokopio University
Pre Diabetes
Assessment of the Impact of a Personalised Nutrition Intervention in Impaired Glucose Regulation
This study will determine if DNA-based dietary guidelines can improve glucose regulation in pre-diabetic individuals significantly more than standard dietary guidelines following 6 weeks of the intervention.
- Trial name
- ASPIRE-DNA (NCT03702465)
- Testing
- DNA-based dietary intervention, DNA-based dietary intervention using an app, Control arm
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Obesity, Childhood, Binge Eating
Project REST: Regulation of Eating and Sleep Topography
Overweight/obesity and inadequate sleep are prevalent, and frequently co-occurring, health risks among children, both of which are associated with serious medical and psychosocial health complications including risk for…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Binge Eating, Sleep, Self-regulation
- Trial name
- NCT04057716
- Testing
- Sleep restriction, Sleep extension
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity
The Impact of Sleep Restriction on Gastric Emptying, Appetite and Energy Intake
This study aims to examine if partial sleep deprivation results in alterations blood markers and subjective markers of homeostatic, and hedonic appetite, as well as provide initial data as to the impact of sleep restriction on…
- Trial name
- NCT05953285
- Testing
- Sleep restriction
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Healthy Obesity, Metabolically, Appetite Regulation
Colonic Propionate, Appetite, and Weight Loss
The current protocol aims to investigate the impact of the propionate ester in conjugation with restricted diet on appetite and weight loss.
- Trial name
- ProAp (NCT03322514)
- Testing
- Inulin-Propionate Esters, Inulin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Retinopathy
Sleep, Diabetic Retinopathy and Melatonin
This study explores the use of melatonin in patients with diabetic retinopathy
- Trial name
- NCT04547439
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Hypoglycemia Unawareness
Regulation of Brain Glucose Metabolism in Type 1 Diabetes
This is a prospective randomized placebo-controlled double-blind crossover pilot study determining the effect of dichloroacetate on brain function under clamped hypoglycemia in T1DM.
- Trial name
- NCT05317455
- Testing
- Dichloroacetate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Obesity & Overweight, Appetite Regulation
Effect of Lower Doses of Colonic Nutrient Supplementation on Appetite Hormones and Food Intake in Obese Adults
Here are both updated sections: Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if two different doses of dietary supplements delivered to the lower gut can reduce appetite and food intake in obese adults (men and…
- Trial name
- NCT07491835
- Testing
- Arm 1 (Medium Dose): 250mg DIM and 1050mg Perilla oil in GuardCap™ colon-targeted capsules, activating GPR84 and FFA4 to stimulate PYY and GLP-1 release., Arm 2 (Low Dose): 125mg DIM and 525mg Perilla oil in GuardCap™ colon-targeted capsules, activating GPR84 and FFA4 to stimulate PYY and GLP-1 release.
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Obesity &Amp;Amp; Overweight
Strengthening Healthy Emotional Co-regulation of Mothers With PCOS and Obesity and Their Infants
It is both timely and important to invest in interventions that can improve healthy emotional co-regulation. It is proposed to evaluate the feasibility and limited efficacy of an adapted, brief, multimodal intervention: ECoFam…
- Trial name
- ECoFam (NCT07129434)
- Testing
- ECoFam
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Oulu University Hospital
Healthy, Overweight (BMI > 25)
Effect of Probiotics on Appetite Regulation in Adults With Overweight/Obesity
The goal of this 16-week randomised, placebo-controlled parallel study is to investigate the effect of a newly formed probiotic supplement on satiety and gut microbiota composition in healthy men and women with overweight or…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Overweight (BMI > 25), Overweight , Obesity, Male
- Trial name
- ProBiSat (NCT07715955)
- Testing
- Probiotic supplementation
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Appetite Self-regulation, Pediatric Obesity
Food Form & Energy Intake
This study primarily aims to examine how food presented in various forms (i.e., solid, semi-solid, and liquid) affects children's ability to self-regulate energy intake at a subsequent meal.
- Trial name
- NCT05258097
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Metabolic Disturbance
Isothiocyanates and Metabolic Health
Many sprouts, for example broccoli sprouts, contain substances that have shown to have protective effects, both against oxidative stress and against carcinogenic substances.
- Trial name
- IMH (NCT05070585)
- Testing
- Isothiocyanate rich sprouts
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
Binge-Eating Disorder
Compuls-BED-Severity
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) has been fairly recently introduced into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5 psychiatric classification and its severity criteria are still not well established.
- Trial name
- NCT05149859
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Hypertension, Dyslipidemias
The Effects of Pork vs. Chicken/Fish in a DASH Diet on Blood Pressure Regulation in Middle Aged and Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to determine if the source of dietary protein (pork or chicken/fish) as a part of the DASH diet affects blood pressure control in adults with high blood pressure.
- Trial name
- S31 (NCT01696097)
- Testing
- DASH diet counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Purdue University