Clinical trials: Obesity in Men
Healthy, Brain Insulin Sensitivity
Long-Term Effects of Walnut Consumption on Brain Function
Rationale: Healthy foods, including mixed nuts, may improve brain function, which is essential for cognitive and metabolic health, and may contribute to improved food intake regulation.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Brain Insulin Sensitivity, Cerebral Blood Flow, Brain Vascular Function
- Trial name
- WalBrain (NCT07422220)
- Testing
- Walnuts
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Sperm Quality, Obesity
Obesity With Sperm Quality in Men With Fertility Need
This study aims to investigate the impact of different types of obesity on sperm quality. Participants will be divided into three groups: a normal BMI group, an obese group without pudendal fat wrapping the testicles, and an…
- Conditions
- Sperm Quality, Obesity, Sex Hormones, Visceral Fat
- Trial name
- NCT06353880
- Testing
- Participants will be categorized into three groups based on BMI and the presence of pudendal fat deposition.
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yu xiaowei
NAFLD
A Gender and Culturally Specific Approach to Reduce NAFLD in Mexican-American Men
Using a small Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) study design, PNPLA3 risk allele carriers (CG/GG genotype) with NAFLD, will be assigned 2:1 to a tailored NAFLD-specific weight loss intervention compared to a wait-list control…
- Trial name
- NCT04186260
- Testing
- NAFLD-specific weight loss intervention, Wait-list control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Overweight, Obesity
Effect of Reduction of Inflammatory Status on Glucose Metabolism in Overweight Men
Overweight increases the risk to develop chronic diseases including type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The low-grade inflammatory status often seen in overweight subjects is thought to play an important role in disease…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT00221052
- Testing
- Diclofenac
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TNO
Obesity
Effects of Fiber on Satiety
The effects of a dietary fiber on hunger and food intake will be tested in men and women. Participants will receive fiber as part of a breakfast meal on two occasions.
- Trial name
- NCT01588600
- Testing
- Dietary Fiber
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ingredion Incorporated
Central Obesity, Hypertriglyceridemia
Fructose Consumption and Metabolic Dysregulation
High fructose intake is increasingly recognized as causative in development of prediabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease (CVD).
- Trial name
- NCT01445730
- Testing
- Fructose
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada, Finland and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marja-Riitta Taskinen
Normal-weight Obesity
The Interaction of Body Composition, Sex Hormones and Exercise in Men
The overall objective of this project is to advance understanding of the causes of normal weight obesity (NWO) in men, namely the hormone profile and related potential mediating mechanisms, and the efficacy of different modes of…
- Trial name
- AHA-NWO (NCT06970457)
- Testing
- Resistance Exercise Training, Aerobic Exercise Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma State University
Obesity
A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Study in Overweight and Obese Men (0000-103)
This study will determine whether BOLD-fMRI can be used to probe hunger and satiety states in healthy overweight or obese men and also whether fasted/fed fMRI signals can be modulated by sibutramine.
- Trial name
- NCT00914212
- Testing
- Comparator: sibutramine
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity
Effects of Dietary Fructose on Gut Microbiota and Fecal Metabolites in Obese Men and Postmenopausal Women: A Pilot Study
Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of abnormal liver function tests in the U.S. (Browning, et al., 2004), ranging from steatosis to end-stage liver disease.
- Trial name
- NCT03339245
- Testing
- Fructose Solution (75 Grams), Glucose Solution (75 grams)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rockefeller University
Obesity, Weight Loss
Engaging Men in Weight Loss With a Game-based mHealth and Neurotraining Program
Men in the United States have an exceptionally high prevalence of overweight and obesity, i.e., 71.3%, and 42% of men are currently attempting weight loss. However, men are dramatically underrepresented in weight loss programs.
- Trial name
- NCT05408494
- Testing
- Gamified behavioral weight loss treatment, mHealth behavioral weight loss treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 228 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Androgen Deficiency, Depressive Symptoms
Physical Exercise for Men With Andropause
The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of physical exercise through a protocol of concurrent training in the psychological, physical, hormonal and sexual aspects in middle aged men with androgen deficiency in the aging…
- Conditions
- Androgen Deficiency, Depressive Symptoms, Stress, Psychological, Abdominal Obesity
- Trial name
- DAEM (NCT03150225)
- Testing
- Concurrent training, Eurycoma longifolia
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laboratório de Pesquisa em Lazer e Atividade Física
Weight Loss
Active Nutrition Program on Weight Loss
The study will evaluate the impact of the Active Nutrition 60-day program from USANA on weight loss and related measures, such as body composition, physical appearance/body shape, perceived wellness, and biochemical markers of…
- Trial name
- NCT06249698
- Testing
- meal replacements and supplements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Memphis
Nutritional Intervention
Assessing Fermentability of a Dietary Fiber
The objective of this study is to provide evidence for its fermentability of a dietary fiber and to collect information regarding potential health opportunities for glucose control as well as tolerability when being consumed over…
- Trial name
- FCHO (NCT01497249)
- Testing
- A dietary fiber (FCHO)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinical Nutrition Research Center, Illinois Institute of Technology
Healthy
A Study in Healthy Men to Test How BI 456906 is Processed in the Body
This trial is intended to examine the basic pharmacokinetics of BI 456906 and total [14C]-radioactivity, including mass balance, excretion pathways and metabolism following a single subcutaneous (SC) dose of BI 456906 (C-14) in…
- Trial name
- NCT05421338
- Testing
- BI 456906 (C-14)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Obesity
Low Carb Diets & Exercise for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Reduction
The purposes of this study are: To investigate the effects of a 6 month low carbohydrate diet in obese men on markers of heart health including blood fats, blood clotting factors, inflammatory markers and levels of body fat.
- Trial name
- NCT01176084
- Testing
- low carbohydrate diet, low carbohydrate diet and exercise
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Surrey
Overweight and Obesity
Biking vs. Running: Comparison of EPOC, Substrate Oxidation, Appetite and Energy Intakes in Men With Overweight/Obesity.
The management of obesity involves hygienic and dietary measures that include appropriate nutrition and an increase in physical activity (PA).
- Trial name
- BIKERUN (NCT06082310)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laboratoire des Adaptations Métaboliques à l'Exercice en conditions Physiologiques et Pathologiques
Blood Sugar; High, Overweight and Obesity
Glucagon Like Peptide 1 (GLP-1) Booster™ RCT Study
BACKGROUND GLP1 booster (GB) was designed to stimulate the endogenous production of GLP1, which in turn releases insulin, controls blood glucose level, suppresses appetite and thus helps people lose weight.
- Conditions
- Blood Sugar; High, Overweight and Obesity, Fat Loss, GLP-1
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT07141472)
- Testing
- GB
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lawry Han
Insulin Resistance
Efficacy Pilot Study of Triflusal in the Attenuation of Insulin Resistance in Human Obesity
To explore the efficacy of triflusal in the attenuation of insulin resistance in human obesity. Triflusal is a salicylate compound approved in several countries as antithrombotic agent (antiplatelet).
- Trial name
- NCT00162799
- Testing
- Triflusal (DCI)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- J. Uriach and Company
Overweight and Obesity, Men
Evaluation of a Supplement for Weight Management in Obese and Overweight Individuals
The purpose of this trial is to examine the effects of a novel, orally consumed dietary supplement (composed of naturally occurring components) on weight management and metabolic rate in individuals who are overweight or obese…
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Men, Women
- Trial name
- NCT03812211
- Testing
- Active Supplement
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Diabetes, Hepatic Steatosis
Elevated Circulating FFA and Intrahepatic Lipid Content
There is increasing evidence that hepatic lipid content (IntraHepatic Lipid, IHL) markedly increases the risk of metabolic complications, including insulin resistance and cardiovascular events.
- Trial name
- NCT01177332
- Testing
- exercise
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center