Clinical trials: Nutritional Requirements
Nutritional Requirements
Achieving Nutritional Adequacy Of Vitamin K With An Egg/Plant-Based Food Pairing
Malnutrition of the fat-soluble nutrient vitamin K (phylloquinone; PQ) is problematic. Since PQ is rich in plant foods (e.g. spinach) that are mostly absent of accessible lipid, dietary patterns that can potentiate PQ…
- Trial name
- NCT04286321
- Testing
- Zero hard-boiled egg at 0 h, One hard-boiled egg at 0 h, Two hard-boiled eggs at 0 h
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Iron Deficiency Anemia of Pregnancy
Adiposity and Iron Requirements in Pregnancy
This study aims to explore how body fat influences the response to either 25 or 50 mg of daily iron supplements during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- ADIPREG (NCT06425796)
- Testing
- Adiposity and Iron Requirements in Pregnancy (ADIPREG)
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Obesity, Inflammation
Effects of Dietary Fatty Acids on Octadecanoid Production and Biological Actions in Obesity-induced Inflammation
This is a single site, double-blind, randomized, crossover study designed to compare the effects of dietary supplementation with flax oil rich in alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and fish oil rich in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on…
- Trial name
- OXBIO (NCT03583281)
- Testing
- Capsules containing flax oil, Capsules containing DHA-enriched fish oil
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Obesity, Postoperative Pain
OFA vs OBA in Bariatric Surgery
This study compares two different anesthesia techniques in patients with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery: one that includes opioids (OBA), and one that avoids them completely (OFA).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Postoperative Pain, Bariatric Surgery, Opioid-free Anesthesia
- Trial name
- OFA VS OBA1 (NCT07075302)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital HM Nou Delfos
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Does Protein and Fat Content of Meal Increase Glucose Concentrations
The study investigated the effects of fat protein counting (CFP) in addition to carbohydrate (CARB) counting for calculating prandial insulin dosage on blood glucose profile in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) on basal-bolus…
- Trial name
- NCT03333525
- Testing
- Calculation of insulin dosages for different meals
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
Nutritional Requirements
Predicting Dietary Selenium Needs to Achieve Target Blood Selenium Levels
In this study, we will evaluate the effectiveness of several doses of oral selenomethionine in raising biomarkers of selenium status including plasma selenium concentrations.
- Trial name
- LoDoSe (NCT00803699)
- Testing
- selenium as L-selenomethionine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 262 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Type 2 Diabetes
Effect of Meal Frequency and Timing on Insulin Dose and Clock Gene in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
This study is undertaken to explore in patients with uncontrolled T2D treated with insulin, whether a diet with large breakfast and lunch with small dinner (Bdiet) will enhance CG expression and will be more effective for weight…
- Trial name
- Bdiet-6Mdiet (NCT02709915)
- Testing
- Breakfast Diet (Bdiet), 6Meal Diet (6Mdiet
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Tel Aviv University
Anovulation, Amenorrhea
Effects of Gynecological Age on LH Sensitivity to Energy Availability
The purpose of this experiment is to investigate whether the dependence of luteinizing hormone pulsatility on energy availability declines during adolescence.
- Conditions
- Anovulation, Amenorrhea, Infertility, Starvation
- Trial name
- NCT00260286
- Testing
- Energy availability
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Insulin Resistance
Effects of a Plant-Based Diet on Insulin Requirements and Obesity Markers in Obese Adults With T2DM
This is a crossover study utilizing a Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and a whole-food, plant-based diet among subjects with type 2 diabetes who require insulin.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Nutritional and Metabolic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04048642
- Testing
- DASH, Whole-Food, Plant-Based
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A Study To Compare the Effects of Insulin Peglispro and Glargine on Insulin Sensitivity and Meal Time Insulin Requirements in Type 2 Diabetics
This study will look into insulin sensitivity (how the body responds to insulin) and effects of meals on type 2 diabetics comparing insulin peglispro to insulin glargine.
- Trial name
- NCT02197520
- Testing
- Insulin Peglispro, Insulin Glargine, Insulin Lispro
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Basal Insulin Dosing Requirements Study
The main purpose of this study is to determine the number of daily basal insulin rate changes that are needed to achieve short-term near normal glucose control in insulin pump patients with type 2 diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT00874809
- Testing
- CGMS with an insulin pump using rapid acting insulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Diabetes Care Center
Critical Illness, Malabsorption Syndromes
The Early Nasojejunal Tube to Meet Energy Requirements in Intensive Care (ENTERIC) Study
This is a multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing early jejunal feeding (using a frictional nasojejunal [NJ] tube) and standard feeding in critical illness.
- Trial name
- ENTERIC (NCT00163813)
- Testing
- Early jejunal feeding (using frictional NJ tube), Standard feeding (using nasogastric [NG] tube)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Bayside Health
Healthy
The CARO Study - Bioefficacy of Beta-Carotene in Oil and in a Mixed Diet in Healthy Subjects
A controlled dietary intervention study will be carried out based on the stable isotope method the investigators have developed to quantify both the absorption of beta-carotene and its bioconversion to retinol in oil and in a…
- Trial name
- NCT00128752
- Testing
- absorption and conversion of beta-carotene in human gastrointestinal (GI) tract
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Focus: Nutritional Requirements for Infants
Assessment of Arachidonic Acid Supplementation in Infant Formula on the Immune Response of Infants
The immune system of newborn infants is immature with low activity of both innate and acquired immune reactions. Early nutrition has an impact on early immune responses.
- Trial name
- NCT02092857
- Testing
- Arachidonic acid (25 mg/100 kcal ), Arachidonic acid (34 mg/100 kcal)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
The Effect of Pancreatic Polypeptide on Insulin Requirements for Type 1 & Post-pancreatectomy Diabetic Patients
The goal of this research is to see if pancreatic polypeptide (PP), a hormone that is naturally produced by the pancreas and that works to control the amount of glucose that the liver makes, will reduce the amount of insulin…
- Trial name
- NCT00791076
- Testing
- Pancreatic Polypeptide (PP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Phenylketonuria
Protein Requirements in Adults With Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inherited inborn error of phenylalanine (PHE) metabolism caused by decreased activity of phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) enzyme. Therefore, PHE accumulates in plasma leading to mental problems.
- Trial name
- NCT03939052
- Testing
- Free amino acids intake
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Healthy, Ileostomy
The STOVITA Study - Bioefficacy of Beta-Carotene in Oil and in a Mixed Diet in Ileostomy Patients
A controlled dietary intervention study will be carried out based on the stable isotope method the investigators have developed to quantify both the absorption of beta-carotene and its bioconversion to retinol in oil and in a…
- Trial name
- NCT00128804
- Testing
- absorption and conversion of beta-carotene in human gastrointestinal (GI) tract
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Obesity and Overweight, Bariatric Surgery (Gastric Bypass)
Protein Requirements After Bariatric Surgery
The study investigates protein requirements at least 1 year after gastric bypass surgery in adult males, to investigate whether protein requirements are elevated compared to protein requiremens for the general populaiotn.
- Conditions
- Obesity and Overweight, Bariatric Surgery (Gastric Bypass), Protein Requirement
- Trial name
- PROXY (NCT06853652)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Type 1 Diabetes
The Insulin Independence Trial (IIT) Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Oral Cyclosporine and Oral Lansoprazole for Insulin Independence Among Patients With Existing Type 1 Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to determine if oral Cyclosporine A and oral Lansoprazole are effective in rendering patients with existing type 1 diabetes, insulin independent.
- Trial name
- IIT (NCT01762657)
- Testing
- Oral Cyclosporine and Oral Lansoprazole
- Sponsor
- Perle Bioscience, Inc.
Obesity, Overweight
Dietary Protein Requirements on Unbalanced Diets
The objective of this study is to determine ad libitum daily energy and protein intake, energy balance and appetite profile in response to protein/carbohydrate and fat ratio over 12 consecutive days, also as a function of age…
- Trial name
- NCT01320189
- Testing
- Differences in protein content of meals
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center