Clinical trials: Normal-weight Obesity
Obese, Normal Body Weight
Cold Induced Changes in White Adipose
An adaptation to a cold environment is a tendency to generate heat within our body. Some of this heat comes from our fat tissue.
- Conditions
- Obese, Normal Body Weight, Prediabetes, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT02596776
- Testing
- Fat biopsy, Propranolol and fat biopsy, heavy water and fat biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philip Kern
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Metabolic Syndrome
Role of Immune System in Obesity-related Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Risk
The purpose of this study is to learn more about how the body stores fat in and around organs (for example in the liver) and why this affects some people's health more than others.
- Conditions
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolically Abnormal Obesity, Metabolically Normal Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT01104220
- Testing
- Weight loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Diabetes, Weight Gain
The GlasVEGAS Study (Glasgow Visceral & Ectopic Fat With Weight Gain in South AsianS)
South Asians have a much higher risk of diabetes compared to Europeans and investigators don't know why this is. Investigators think that South Asians' capacity to store fat safely under the skin is lower than Europeans, so they…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Weight Gain, Weight Loss, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- GlasVEGAS (NCT02399423)
- Testing
- Weight gain, Weight loss
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Obesity, Ageing
Brown Adipose Tissue Activity and Age
In this study the investigators aim to investigate whether the sympathetic stimulation of BAT, as assessed with a 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine single-photon emission computed tomography computed tomography scan, differs between…
- Trial name
- NCT02130154
- Testing
- 18-FDG PET CT scan and 123I-MIBG SPECT scan
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Healthy, Normal Weight
Olive Oil Polyphenols and Cardiovascular Health Biomarkers
The purpose of this research is to investigate whether consuming two different kinds of olive oil will change risk factors related to cardiovascular disease, including levels of good and bad cholesterol, levels of inflammation…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Normal Weight, Overweight, Obese
- Trial name
- NCT04149288
- Testing
- High-polyphenol olive oil, Low-polyphenol olive oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Obesity & Overweight, Hair Loss
Scalp Hair Metabolomics in Severe Obesity
The purpose of this research study is to investigate how body weight and weight-loss surgery affect the natural chemicals found in scalp hair over time.
- Conditions
- Obesity & Overweight, Hair Loss, Metabolomics, Bariatric Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT07368842
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
Adiposity, Abdominal Obesity
Effects of Capacitive Radiofrequency at the Dermis and Adipose Tissue
Noninvasive fat reduction is a rapidly expanding field of cosmetic rejuvenation, as many patients are unwilling to suffer the downtime and healing associated with traditional invasive liposuction.
- Trial name
- NCT04182542
- Testing
- Radiofrequency
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto
Obesity, Breast Cancer Risk
Effects of Tirzepatide on Blood, Imaging and Breast Tissue Biomarkers
Evaluation of biomarkers for risk of developing breast cancer in women with obesity who are using tirzepatide to achieve weight loss.
- Trial name
- NCT06485089
- Testing
- tirzepatide
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Obesity
Tissue Composition of Newborn Infants of Obese and Lean Mothers
0-hypothesis: the tissue composition of newborn infants is not modified by lifestyle intervention during pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT01235676
- Testing
- diet, Exercise
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital
Obesity, Pharmacokinetics
Effect of Weight and/or Obesity on Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Concentrations
This study will find how weight affects the dosing of a drug called sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. Currently, the amount of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim a patient receives is the same regardless of the patient's weight.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Pharmacokinetics, MRSA, Tuberculosis
- Trial name
- NCT01167452
- Testing
- Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Obesity, Metabolic Diseases
Fibrosis a New Pathological Actor in Adipose Tissue
Adipose tissue (AT) has specific alterations in obesity in particular increased fibrosis amount compared to lean subjects. Fibrosis amount measured by immunohistochemistry on adipose biopsies appears to to predict weight loss…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Metabolic Diseases, Fibrosis, Body Weight
- Trial name
- fibrota (NCT01655017)
- Testing
- biopsy
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 281 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis
PatientSpot Formerly Known as ArthritisPower
Patient Power is a patient research network and database (registry) to collect prospective information about demographics, self-reported diagnoses and medications, and willingness to participate in research from participants with…
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Fibromyalgia, Gout
- Trial name
- NCT03840928
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Global Healthy Living Foundation
Normal-weight Obesity, BMI
Effects of Body Composition on Vascular Health in Females With a Healthy Body Weight
Most of the time, body weight is evaluated by looking at the ratio of your weight to your height. This measurement is called body mass index or BMI.
- Conditions
- Normal-weight Obesity, BMI, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT06818500
- Testing
- high-fat meal, Stress
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ball State University
Healthy
Leptin and Endothelial Function
The purpose of this trial was to determine if injections of leptin would improve vascular function in normal-weight, healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT00121433
- Testing
- leptin
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Obesity
TIFACT Study - Tissue Factor Expression by Adipose Tissue in Extremely Obese Subjects.
Tissue factor is the main activator of coagulation cascades. Excessive tissue factor expression is made responsible of thrombosis in a number of clinical situations including thrombosis in contact with atherosclerotic plaques.
- Trial name
- NCT00379704
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Overweight and Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
A Trial to Assess Steviol Glycosides on Acute Appetite Hormone Release
The objectives of this trial are to assess the effects of steviol glycoside alone or in combination with a glycemic carbohydrate on blood glucose and endocrine and gut hormone secretion vs.
- Trial name
- NCT05287906
- Testing
- Water, Glucose, Steviol Glycosides
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Midwest Center for Metabolic and Cardiovascular Research
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
Obesity, Glycemic Index
The Effect of Consumption of Bread Types Made From Various Flours on Blood Glucose Fluctuations
The obesities were aimed at the effect of whole wheat (WWB), buckwheat (BWB), and cornbread (CB) on blood glucose by comparing the glycemic index values with reference bread (RB).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Glycemic Index, Blood Glucose, Bread
- Trial name
- Obesity (NCT06288178)
- Testing
- Bread consumption
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Healthy, Obesity
A Study of Adipose Tissue in Adaptive Responses to Exercise
The purpose of this research is to determine how exercise affects fat (adipose) tissue and how changes to adipose tissue that occur during and after exercise might improve health in aging and obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT06053125
- Testing
- Adipose Tissue Biopsy, Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Obesity
Reduction in Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Visceral Adipose Tissue in Men: Separate Effects of Diet- and Exercise-Induced Weight Loss
The purpose of the trial was to examine the independent effects of equivalent diet- or exercise-induced weight loss on obesity and related cardiovascular health risk factors.
- Trial name
- NCT00664547
- Testing
- Diet Weight Loss, Exercise Weight Loss, Exercise Without Weight Loss
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University