Clinical trials: Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Obesity
The DEB Pilot Study
The purpose of the current study is to test if weight change is differentially affected by consumption of foods that are identical in carbohydrate (i.e. sugar) but vary in food form over 1 month.
- Trial name
- DEB Pilot (NCT03190993)
- Testing
- Sugar Sweetened Solid Treatment, Sugar Sweetened Beverage Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity, Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
Metabolic Effects of Natriuretic Peptide Hormones
Accumulating evidence suggests that the natriuretic peptide (NP) hormonal system has important effects on metabolism. However, more information is needed to better understand the effects of NPs on metabolism in humans.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena, Metabolism
- Trial name
- MENP (NCT03397966)
- Testing
- recombinant human BNP(1-32)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood
Impact of the "Ten Steps for Healthy Feeding of Children Younger Than Two Years" in Health Centers
A cluster randomized field trial to evaluate the impact that training healthcare workers in healthy feeding practices has on the nutrition and health of children.
- Trial name
- NCT00635453
- Testing
- Dietary Advice
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 715 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease Among Frail Elderly
Chronic kidney disease is a common diagnosis in the elderly population and it is associated with significant morbidity and health care costs. The prevalence rates increase with age to about 40% for adults aged > 65 years.
- Trial name
- FRED-CKD (NCT02351349)
- Testing
- multidisciplinary intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Sameena Iqbal