Clinical trials: Normal-weight Obesity
Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Cardiovascular Diseases
Effects of Breaking up Prolonged Sitting on Postprandial Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Markers in South Asian Adults
The purpose of this study is to examine whether breaking up prolonged sitting with short regular bouts of walking can reduce blood sugar and cholesterol levels after eating, which are risk markers for Type 2 diabetes and heart…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT03898206
- Testing
- Breaking up sitting with walking breaks (INT-SIT), Prolonged sitting (SIT)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bedfordshire
Breast Cancer
Using Technology to Improve Physical Activity Levels Among Postmenopausal Women (The Active & Aware Study)
Women who are overweight or do not exercise are at higher risk for breast cancer after menopause. This study will test a new electronic device that measures the body's movement and works alongside a website to help women increase…
- Trial name
- NCT01837147
- Testing
- Technology-Based Physical Activity Promotion, Pedometer Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Normal Weight, Overweight and Obesity
Effect Cinnamon Spice on Postprandial Glucose and Insulin Responses
The objective of the proposed study is to investigate the effect of cinnamon on the postprandial glycemic response to a high glycemic index meal in normal and overweight/obese prediabetic subjects
- Trial name
- CINNI (NCT04686552)
- Testing
- cinnamon
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Fractures, Bone, Bone Marrow Disease
Bone Marrow Adiposity and Fragility Fractures in Postmenopausal Women
The purpose is to determine in a case-control study if an association exist between bone marrow adiposity and fragility fractures in post-menopausal women.
- Conditions
- Fractures, Bone, Bone Marrow Disease, Fat Disorder, Adiposity
- Trial name
- ADIMOS (NCT03219125)
- Testing
- Dixon Magnetic Resonance Imaging, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Heart Failure, Diastolic, Obesity
Exercise Intolerance in Elderly Patients With Diastolic Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of weight loss via hypocaloric diet, aerobic exercise training, combined hypocaloric diet and exercise training, and attention control in patients with heart failure and a…
- Trial name
- SECRET (NCT00959660)
- Testing
- Exercise, Dietary Intervention, Diet and exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Obesity
Dietary Lipids, Energy Expenditure and Obesity Biomarkers
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the modulation of dietary lipids are effective in the treatment of obesity and comorbidities.
- Trial name
- NCT02656940
- Testing
- Group 1 - diet rich in n-3 and n-6 PUFA, Group 2 - diet rich in MUFA
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Weight Loss
Effects of Two Weeks of 5:2 Intermittent Energy Restriction on Basal and Postprandial Metabolism
Worldwide, a third of adults were overweight in 2016, and 13% were obese. Excess energy intake results in weight gain. Excess fat increases the risk of disease (eg.
- Trial name
- NCT04138160
- Testing
- 5:2 Intermittent energy restriction, Continuous energy restriction
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Aging, Obesity
Resistance Exercise Training in the Older Population With Obesity
Background: Aging leads to an alteration in the immune response, characterized by a chronic inflammatory state, and a progressive decrease in muscle quantity and quality, a situation that increases in women and in the presence of…
- Trial name
- RETOPO (NCT06367296)
- Testing
- Prolonged resistance exercise training
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de La Frontera
Insulin Resistance, Obesity
Adipose Tissue Response to Overfeeding in Insulin Resistance-Prone vs. Insulin Sensitive Humans
Obesity has become an epidemic worldwide. Data from our laboratory and others demonstrate that most of the excess morbidity from obesity is related to insulin resistance (IR).
- Trial name
- NCT02084641
- Testing
- Over feeding
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Lipedema, Obesity & Overweight
Ultrasonographic Evaluation and Pedobarographic Correlation of Lower Extremity Muscles in Lipedema Patients
The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the lower extremity muscle structure, lower extremity alignment, and foot posture in lipedema; secondly, to reveal the chain relationship and biomechanical problems that may be…
- Trial name
- PODUSG (NCT07724483)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Plaque-type Psoriasis, Obesity (Body Mass Index >30 kg/m2)
n-3 Polysaturated Fatty Acids-rich Diet in Psoriasis
Low-grade systemic inflammation associated with obesity may worsen the clinical course of psoriasis. Both a low-calorie diet and nutritional supplementation have been shown to have an impact on the clinical course of psoriasis…
- Trial name
- PSO (NCT01876875)
- Testing
- Energy-restricted, n-3 polysaturated fatty acids-rich diet, Usual diet
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Federico II University
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
The Influence of Fatty-Acids on Systemic and Subcutaneous Cytokines
This is a mono-center randomized controlled trial to be performed in the Center of Medical Research (ZMF) at Medical University Graz and is composed by one screening visit (V1) and two study visits (V2 and V3).
- Trial name
- TNF4 (NCT00708266)
- Testing
- Openflow microperfusion catheter, Intralipid 20%, 0.9% Saline Solution
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Psoriasis, Metabolic Syndrome
Effects of TNF-alpha Antagonism (Etanercept) in Patients With the Metabolic Syndrome and Psoriasis
People with psoriasis have significantly higher rates of obesity, diabetes, heart failure and high blood pressure than the general public.
- Conditions
- Psoriasis, Metabolic Syndrome, Hyperlipidemia, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00477191
- Testing
- Etanercept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Appetitive Behavior, Pediatric Obesity
IL-6 in Exercise-Induced Anorexia
This study investigates the effect of high intensity exercise, with and without the inflammation inhibitor, ibuprofen, on plasma levels of IL-6 and other selective biomarkers of inflammation and appetite on food intake and…
- Trial name
- NCT03295968
- Testing
- High Intensity Exercise/Ibuprofen
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Obesity, Exercise
Exercise Training and Insulin Sensitivity
Regular exercise participation is known to reduce cardiometabolic disease risk but the impact that exercise training has on adipose tissue (AT) metabolism is poorly understood, particularly in humans.
- Trial name
- NCT05930834
- Testing
- exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Obesity, Abdominal, Feeding Patterns
Circadian Rhythms in Human Adipose
The goal of this study is to understand the underlying circadian rhythms in subcutaneous adipose tissue of humans with our without continuous feeding and how these are altered in people who have obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT06891534
- Testing
- Continuous Feeding, Intermittent feeding
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Hypertension
Testing the Efficacy of Different Dosages of Lercanidipine to Reduce Hypertensive Blood Pressure in Normal Weight and Obese Patients
A double blind study to examine the safety and efficacy of different dosages of lercanidipine in normal weight and obese patients with hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT00160498
- Testing
- Lercanidipine
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- UCB Pharma
Lipedema, Obesity, Morbid
Effect of an Low Carbon High Fat Diet on Pain- and Quality of Life in Patients With Lipedema
Lipedema is a chronic disease with unproportional, symmetrical fat accumulation in the lower extremities. Patients experience pain in affected areas, and reduced quality of life.
- Trial name
- LIPODIET (NCT03710798)
- Testing
- Low carbohydrate high fat diet
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
Breast Cancer, Obesity
Remote Assessment of Cognition, Insulin Resistance and Omega-3 Fatty Acid Biomarkers in Breast Cancer Survivors
Majority of breast cancer survivors are overweight or obese at time of diagnosis, putting them at increased risk for insulin resistance and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).
- Trial name
- RACIRO-3 (NCT05048108)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Overweight, Obesity
Role of Dietary Protein on Satiety, Food Intake and Thermic Effect of Food
Objectives: To determine the effect of protein content of familiar breakfast meals on subjective appetite, food intake (FI), glycemic response and Thermic Effect of Food (TEF) in normal weight (NW) and overweight (OW)/obese (OB)…
- Trial name
- NCT02200796
- Testing
- Control Meal, Low Protein Meal, Moderate Protein Meal
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toronto Metropolitan University