Clinical trials: Metabolic Testing, open to volunteers
Iron Deficiency
Improving Iron Levels in Female Endurance, Intermittent, and Power/Strength Athletes Aged 16-35
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if different types and doses of oral iron supplements can improve iron levels, athletic performance, and gut health in young female athletes with low iron stores.
- Trial name
- FeSc2 (NCT06942208)
- Testing
- Low-dose iron (ferrous sulfate), Yeast-bound iron (ferrous sulfate), High-dose iron (ferrous sulfate)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Microcirculatory Dysfunction, Tissue Hypoperfusion
Submental Tissue Oxygenation and Arterial Lactate in Major Surgery
During major surgical procedures performed under general anesthesia, changes in blood flow and oxygen delivery to tissues may occur due to blood loss, hemodynamic fluctuations, and anesthesia-related physiological effects.
- Conditions
- Microcirculatory Dysfunction, Tissue Hypoperfusion, Microcirculatory Status, Microvascular Circulation
- Trial name
- NCT07399275
- Testing
- No intervention. This is a prospective observational study. Near-infrared spectroscopy measurements are performed for monitoring purposes only and do not influence clinical management.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bursa Sevket Yilmaz Training and Research Hospital
Low Bone Mineral Density, Muscle Oxygenation
Bone and Muscle Oxygenation in Military Test Pilots
This prospective, single-group interventional pilot study will evaluate the effects of a 12-week resistance and core stabilization exercise program on bone mineral density and resting muscle oxygenation in male military test…
- Trial name
- BMO-MTP (NCT07787143)
- Testing
- Supervised Resistance and Core Stabilization Exercise Program
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emine Merve Ersever
Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabete Type 2
EffectiVenEss of a Rehabilitation Treatment With Nordic Walking in obEse or oveRweight Patients
Nordic Walking (NW) is a biomechanically correct walking technique that originated in Finland in the 1930s as an off-season training method for cross-country skiers.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabete Type 2, Overweight and Obesity
- Trial name
- VENERE (NCT05987410)
- Testing
- Nordic Walking (NW), Standard Rehabilitation (SR), Cardiological Counselling (CC)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes
Alpelisib Challenge Test (ACT)
The goal of this study is to test a potentially easier method for measuring how much insulin a person is capable of producing than the current gold-standard method, the "hyperglycemic clamp." Participants will come in for a…
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity & Overweight, Healthy Adult Participants
- Trial name
- NCT07778524
- Testing
- Alpelisib 300 mg, Alpelisib Challenge Test (ACT): Mixed Meal Tolerance Test (MMTT) after taking alpelisib, Hyperglycemic clamp
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), Glucose Intolerance During Pregnancy
Early Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in a Low Risk Population
This new feasibility pilot study aims to refine the design and protocols for a larger trial that will investigate the potential benefits of early oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) screening in a population traditionally defined…
- Trial name
- EaGeR (NCT06704035)
- Testing
- Early OGTT Results Revealed
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Diabetes in Adolescence, Type 2 Diabetes
Pilot-Testing Strategies to Improve Outcomes for Youth With Type 2 Diabetes by Addressing Health-Related Social Needs
The goal of this clinical trial is to pilot test different strategies to address health related social needs (HRSN) experienced by adolescent and young adult patients with type 2 diabetes and their families.
- Conditions
- Diabetes in Adolescence, Type 2 Diabetes, Social Needs
- Trial name
- ONWARD (NCT07216118)
- Testing
- Tailored Resources, Universal Empowerment, Text Messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Overweight and Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
Testing the Adipose Expandability Hypothesis In Vivo During Overfeeding
Adipose, or fat, tissue is a plastic organ that retains the ability to expand and store excess calories during positive energy balance in humans.
- Trial name
- EAT 2 (NCT04583514)
- Testing
- Control, Overfeeding
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Exercise, Heat Strain
Effect of Exercise and Heat Stress on Acute Cardiometabolic Adaptations in Healthy Young Adults
Life in space is completely void of physical and environmental stress. It is well known that living things need regular physical stress (e.g. exercise) to remain strong, functional and healthy.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Heat Strain, Control Condition
- Trial name
- NCT06872762
- Testing
- Exercise, Heat strain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northern Arizona University
Diabetes
Genetically Informed Screening for Early-Stage Type 1 Diabetes
This study is a test to find out if genetic information can be used to help healthcare providers identify diseases. Specifically, the investigators want to find out how genetic information can help healthcare providers identify…
- Trial name
- PATHS-T1D (NCT07802496)
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions, Diabetes
Routine Validation and Reproducibility Testing of Laboratory Assays and Research Techniques Used for Endocrine, Cardiometabolic, and Musculoskeletal Disorder Research (VALD)
The purpose of this research study is to validate (check the accuracy of) laboratory assays, intravenous catheter insertion, and equipment or devices and their reproducibility, which is necessary to perform high quality research…
- Conditions
- Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions, Diabetes, Atherosclerotic Disease, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- VALD (NCT07083557)
- Testing
- Endothelial cell collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bettina Mittendorfer
Weight Loss, Weight Regain
Testing a Tailored Approach to Long-Term Weight Loss Success
The purpose of this study is to develop and test an adaptive, individually tailored intervention to prevent weight regain in people who have intentionally lost weight.
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Weight Regain, Obesity & Overweight
- Trial name
- NCT07577765
- Testing
- Adaptive weight regain prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Inactivity, Physical, Aging
Oral 'Breath Test' to Measure Anabolic Sensitivity to a Protein Meal Across the Age and Physical Activity Spectrum
The purpose of this study is to determine how anabolic sensitivity, in response to the ingestion of a liquid protein meal, differs across the lifespan, between biological sexes, and with varying physical activity levels.
- Conditions
- Inactivity, Physical, Aging, Healthy Aging, Growth & Development
- Trial name
- NFRF (NCT06744491)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Healthy, Older Adults
The Combined Effect of Dietary Nitrate and Caloric Restriction on Cognitive and Vascular Function.
This pilot study will compare the effect of combining dietary nitrate and caloric restriction versus dietary nitrate alone. The participant will be contacted, having responded to an advertisement on social media and posters, to…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Older Adults, Overweight and Obesity
- Trial name
- CRNitrateMRI (NCT06151015)
- Testing
- Nitrate-rich beetroot juice plus calorie-restricted diet, Nitrate-rich beetroot juice plus weight-maintenance diet
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Moira Taylor
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Effects of TOTUM-448 on Liver Fat Content, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Gut Microbiota Among Participants with MASLD
This clinical trial aims to investigate the effects of TOTUM-448, a mix of 5 plant extracts and choline, consumed at the daily regimen of two times per day, on liver fat content, cardiometabolic risk factors and gut microbiota…
- Trial name
- CARDIO-LIVER (NCT06704321)
- Testing
- TOTUM-448
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Valbiotis
Malnutrition in Children, Children Exposed to HIV
A Trial Testing a Two-way SMS Platform to Recognize and Prevent Wasting Among HIV-infected and HIV-exposed Uninfected Children in Kenya
The goal of this study is to test if a two-way text-message (SMS) maternally administered malnutrition monitoring system (MAMMS) that delivers infant and young child feeding (IYCF) education and supports caregivers in monitoring…
- Trial name
- MAMMS IYCF R33 (NCT06842732)
- Testing
- Maternal Administered Malnutrition Monitoring System - Infant and Young Child Feeding (MAMMS IYCF) intervention, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 776 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Breast Cancer Risk, Ovarian Cancer Risk
Population Based Germline Testing for Early Detection and Prevention of Cancer
PROTECT-C is a research study offering genetic testing to people to see whether they have a genetic change that increases their risk of breast, ovary, bowel, and/or womb cancer.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer Risk, Ovarian Cancer Risk, Cancer Gene Mutation
- Trial name
- PROTECT-C (NCT07498829)
- Testing
- Genetic testing for Cancer Susceptibility Genes (CSGs) (BRCA1, BRCA2, RAD51C, RAD51D, BRIP1, PALB2, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6) and personalised breast and ovarian cancer risk
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Obesity, Underweight
Experimental Approach to Test Predictions of Body Weight Regulation Models
The regulation of human body weight and fatness is not fully understood. Although some models of regulation have been proposed (set point, dual-intervention point, others), no studies have been designed to test their predictions.
- Trial name
- DIP (NCT06309576)
- Testing
- Fasting-refeeding cycle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Exercise, Fatigue
Physiological Responses to Basketball-Specific Interval Exercise in Female Basketball Players
This study aims to evaluate the effects of interval exercise on metabolic and inflammatory responses, energy substrate utilization, and fatigue in trained female basketball players.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Fatigue, Sport Physiology
- Trial name
- INTER-BASKET (NCT07752459)
- Testing
- Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 (Yo-Yo IR1)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Physical Education
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
The Swedish BioFINDER 2 Study
The Swedish BioFINDER 2 study is a new study that will launch in 2017 and extends the previous cohorts of BioFINDER 1 study (www.biofinder.se). BioFINDER 1 is used e.g.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- BioFINDER2 (NCT03174938)
- Testing
- Flutemetamol F18 Injection, [18F]-RO6958948, Elecsys (Roche) Abeta42, Ttau and Ptau
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 2,950 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Skane University Hospital