Clinical trials: Nutrition Intake
Obesity, Poor Glycemic Control
The Consumption of Beef on Appetite and Cognitive Function
The purpose of the main study is to determine whether the daily consumption of protein-rich meals containing high quality, lean beef products improves appetite control and cognitive function during a weight maintenance diet.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Poor Glycemic Control, Dietary Interventions
- Trial name
- NCT02614729
- Testing
- Standard Protein-Plant, Even Distribution (SP-PLANT-EVEN), Standard Protein-Beef, Even Distribution (SP-BEEF-EVEN), High Protein-Beef, Even Distribution (HP-BEEF-EVEN)
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Obesity
Protein and Resistance Exercise to Stop Sarcopenic Obesity Now
The purpose of this study is to examine the separate and combined effects of a high-protein (HP) diet and resistance training (RT) on body composition and potential biological moderators of body weight in women and men >50y.
- Trial name
- PRESS ON (NCT04014296)
- Testing
- High Protein Diet Counseling, Resistance Training Counseling, Intensify Initial Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Appetite Regulation, Obesity
Effect of Oligofructose on Appetite in Overweight Subjects
This study seeks to look into the effects of oligofructose supplementation on appetite, energy intake, and body weight and body composition in overweight subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT00912197
- Testing
- Oligofructose
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Validation Studies
d13C Added Sugar Intake Biomarker: Determining Validity in Children
Added sugars (AS) constitute a significant source (~ 16%) of the total daily calories consumed by youth. The role of AS in health is contentious, and the reliance on self-reported dietary data is an often-cited flaw in existing…
- Trial name
- NCT02455388
- Testing
- High added sugar diet, Low added sugar diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 370 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Obesity, Eating Behavior
Influence of a Monopoly Game on Subtle Behaviors
This project will investigate the influence of experimentally manipulated perceived social standing on eating behavior and obesity risk.
- Trial name
- NCT02470949
- Testing
- Low Social Status, High Social Status
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Obesity, Overweight
Promoting Gastrointestinal Health and Reducing Subclinical Inflammation in Obese Individuals
This study evaluates the impact of increased intake of fruits and vegetables and whole grains on markers of inflammation and gut microbial composition.
- Trial name
- NCT02602496
- Testing
- Fruits and Vegetables, Whole Grain, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska Lincoln
Healthy Infant Nutrition
Baylor Infant Biomarker of Nutrition Study
The study evaluates the the utility of a non-invasive skin measurement as a biomarker of infant food intake during complementary feeding.
- Trial name
- BIBS (NCT03996395)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Weight Loss, Starvation
Effect of Caloric Restriction and Protein Intake on Metabolism and Anabolic Sensitivity
The purpose of this study is to determine if an increased protein intake can attenuate the suppression of metabolic and anabolic hormones during caloric restriction
- Trial name
- NCT02945410
- Testing
- Caloric Restriction, Protein, Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska Lincoln
Cardiovascular Diseases
Designing Food Voucher Programs to Reduce Disparities in Healthy Diets
Improving diets through increased food and vegetable (F\&V) consumption significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
- Trial name
- CHIVES (NCT02843178)
- Testing
- Vouchers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 359 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Obesity
Snack Food Reinforcement in Obese and Non-obese Women
Food reinforcement, motivation to obtain food, is associated with energy intake and obesity. Finding ways to decrease the reinforcing value of unhealthy foods may help with adherence to diets and weight loss.
- Trial name
- NCT00837694
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Overweight and Obesity, Eating Behavior
Examination of Bromocriptine on Homeostatic and Hedonic Mechanisms of Food Intake in Individuals at High Risk for T2DM
The current project applies an integrative three-prong approach to investigate the potential of the dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) agonist bromocriptine to: 1) increase homeostatic satiation signaling, 2) alter neural circuitry to…
- Trial name
- NCT05405244
- Testing
- Bromocriptine-QR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Diet, Healthy
Free Living Food Waste Management and Diet Quality Improvement Using Smart Intervention and Food Image Application
The primary aim of this study is to reduce household food waste and improve individual nutrition. This will be achieved using the FoodImageTM smartphone app 1, a novel method for measuring household food acquisition, food intake…
- Trial name
- FoodImage2 (NCT05061888)
- Testing
- Smart Intervention for Food Waste Management and Replacing current diet with Fruits and Vegetables, Smart Intervention for Stress Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity, Weight Gain
Neurobehavioral Plasticity to Regular Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake: An fMRI Experiment
The proposed project will examine the strength, specificity and persistence of neurobehavioral adaptions that occur in the initial period of repeated consumption of a branded sugar sweetened beverage (SSB).
- Trial name
- NCT03490734
- Testing
- Black Cherry and Orange Flavored Beverage with added sugar, Strawberry Kiwi &Lemonade Flavored Beverage with added sugar, Black Cherry and Orange Flavored Beverage no added sugar
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Obesity, Childhood, Physical Activity
New Ulm at HOME (Healthy Offerings Via the Mealtime Environment), NU-HOME
The goal of the proposed project is to see if an innovative family-based intervention can reduce childhood obesity by actively engaging the whole family in promoting healthy behaviors in the home.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Physical Activity, Food Intake, Rural Health
- Trial name
- NU-HOME (NCT02973815)
- Testing
- NU-HOME Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 228 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Nutritional Status, Nutrition Assessment
Evaluation of a 5-a-day Fruit and Vegetable Mobile Phone Application
This is a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of a novel fruit and vegetable mobile phone application on fruit and vegetable intakes, knowledge and attitudes.
- Trial name
- NCT02779491
- Testing
- 5-a-day fruit and vegetable mobile phone application
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
Obesity
Promoting The Self-Regulation Of Energy Intake
The goal of this study is to develop and test the efficacy of a scientifically-based, culturally competent seven-session parent directed, obesity prevention program focused on parental feeding strategies that support young…
- Trial name
- SEEDs (NCT01513343)
- Testing
- Parent and child groups focused on self-regulation of eating
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 255 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Aging
CALERIE: Comprehensive Assessment of Long-Term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy
The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that two years of sustained 25% caloric restriction (CR) in men age 21-50 (inclusive) and women age 21-47 (inclusive) will slow aging and protect against age-related disease…
- Trial name
- NCT00427193
- Testing
- Caloric Restriction (CR), Control
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Obesity
Effect of Intake of Glycin Max (L.) Merr. Peel Extract on Body Fat and Body Weight
The investigators performed a 8-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Glycin max (L.) Merr. peel extract on decrement of body fat.
- Trial name
- NCT02108691
- Testing
- Glycin max(L.) Merr. peel extract
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hanyang University
Obesity
Safety and Pharmacokinetic Study of Y242 in Adult Subjects
Obesity causes 600 premature deaths per week in the UK and existing treatments are not effective. When humans eat, the bowels naturally secrete chemicals into the bloodstream which make people feel full and which stop eating.
- Trial name
- Y242-01 (NCT01515319)
- Testing
- Y242, 0.9% saline
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Obesity, Hypertension
Timing of Sodium Intake and Nocturnal Sodium Excretion and Blood Pressure in Obese African Americans
Experimental data have shown that timing of sodium intake impacts diurnal patterns of sodium excretion. The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that the time of day for salt intake impacts (1) blood pressure rhythms…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Hypertension, Circadian Dysregulation, Salt; Excess
- Trial name
- NCT04021355
- Testing
- Oral sodium supplementation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham