Clinical trials: Visceral Fat
Central Obesity, Time Restricted Eating
Impact of Chronotype-Based Time-Restricted Eating on Visceral Fat and Metabolic Health in Physically Inactive Adults With Central Obesity
Time-restricted eating (TRE) has gained attention as a promising dietary strategy for enhancing body composition and metabolic health.
- Trial name
- NCT07062315
- Testing
- Chronotype-matched time-restricted eating, Chronotype-unmatched time-restricted eating
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Obesity, Intra-Abdominal Fat
Effect of a Probiotic on Visceral Fat Accumulation
The study's main objective is to investigate if an extract containing the probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BPL1 (CECT 8145) has a positive effect on the accumulation of abdominal visceral fat in people with…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Intra-Abdominal Fat, Subcutaneous Fat, Abdominal
- Trial name
- BIFFAT (NCT02921217)
- Testing
- Active Probiotic, Inactivated probiotic, Control
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biopolis S.L.
Obesity, Obesity, Visceral
Medical Supervised Duodenal-Enteral Feeding Treatment
Medical Supervised Duodenal-Enteral Feeding for Overweight, Obesity and Increased Body Fat Percentage Treatment based on an intervention procedure performed by a Licensed Nutritionist Doctor for weight loss and loss of fat…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Visceral, Overweight and Obesity, Body Fat Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03542864
- Testing
- Nasogastroduodenal Protocol, Control, Data analysis
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BiomediKcal
Obesity, Back Pain
Relation Between Muscle Mass, Total Body Fat, Visceral Fat, Waist Hip Ratio and Sleeping Hours in Patient With Nonspecific Back Pain
Objective: To find out if there are a relation between muscle mass, total body fat, visceral fat, waist hip ratio and sleeping hours in patient with nonspecific back pain. Design: Cross sectional study.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Back Pain, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT06475092
- Testing
- Tanita device
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ahram Canadian University
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
Effects of Exercise on Abdominal Obesity and Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
The investigators will randomize abdominally obese men and women at increased health risk to one of the following 4 conditions: 1) No-exercise, wait list controls (C), 2) Low volume, low intensity exercise (LVLI), 3) High volume…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00955071
- Testing
- Exercise: LVLI, Exercise: HVLI, Exercise: LVHI
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Anorexia Nervosa, Metabolic Syndrome
Does Metabolic Syndrome Exist in Anorexia Nervosa?
The purpose of this study is to examine whether body fat distribution changes that occur with weight gain in women recovering from anorexia nervosa are transient or persistent, and if they are associated with other features of…
- Trial name
- NCT00271921
- Testing
- Calorie controlled diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Visceral Fat
The Healthy Diet and Lifestyle Study
This pilot study aims to develop a study design to test the difference between a fasting diet and a heart healthy diet, assess participants' adherence to the study design, and to test whether either diet helps to reduce fat…
- Trial name
- HDL (NCT03639350)
- Testing
- IER+MED group, DASH group
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hawaii
Morbid Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Assessment of Insulin Resistance, NAFLD, Predictors of CV Morbidity, and Subcutaneous Adipose and Visceral Adipose Gene Expression in Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery
The purpose of this research is to further study the effect weight loss after gastric bypass surgery has on the heart and blood pressure and on how the body uses or metabolizes the sugars, fats and proteins we eat.
- Conditions
- Morbid Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01007955
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Obesity
South Asian Yoga and Exercise Trial
South Asians have one of the highest rates of heart disease of all populations and a unique and deleterious obesity phenotype of increased body fat and inner-abdominal compared to those of European background.
- Trial name
- SAYET (NCT01766453)
- Testing
- Standard Exercise, Bhangra dance exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Simon Fraser University
Abdominal Obesity, Growth Hormone Deficiency
Effectiveness of Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone in Reducing Abdominal Fat in People Who Are Obese
Obesity, a condition that occurs when a person has too much body fat, affects about 31% of people in the United States. It is associated with increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and cardiovascular…
- Trial name
- NCT00675506
- Testing
- Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) 1-44
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
The Changes of Body Fat Distribution in Obese Patients With PCOS After LSG
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder, with a prevalence of 5% to 15% in premenopausal women. Patients with PCOS presents as abnormal menstruation, ovulation disorders and/or hyperandrogenemia, and often…
- Trial name
- NCT04690634
- Testing
- laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai 10th People's Hospital
Cushing Syndrome Related to Cortisolic Adenoma
Pattern of Gene Expression in Adipose Tissue From Patients With Cushing Syndrome
The purpose of this trial is to investigate the impact of cortisol on adipose tissue functions, distribution and morphology. Patient with endogenous blood cortisol excess exhibit changes in adipose tissue, with fat gain in the…
- Trial name
- LIPOCUSH (NCT01688349)
- Testing
- analyze the role of glucocorticoid in AT distribution.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Study on Liver Fat Content and Visceral Fat Mass in Overweight and Obese Type 2 Diabetes Patients After Treatment With Basal Insulin
Primary objective: To compare the change in liver fat content and visceral fat mass (cm2) assessed by MRS (Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy) and MRI (Magnetic Resonance Image), after 26 weeks of treatment with insulin detemir once…
- Trial name
- NCT01310452
- Testing
- insulin detemir, neutral protamine insulin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Metabolic Syndrome
VIsceral Fat Reduction Assessed by CT-scan On RImonabAnt
Primary objective: To assess the effect of rimonabant on visceral fat area over a period of 12 months when prescribed with a mild hypocaloric diet in abdominally obese patients with metabolic syndrome Secondary objectives: To…
- Trial name
- VICTORIA (NCT00299325)
- Testing
- Rimonabant, Mild hypocaloric diet
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Canada and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 254 people
- Sponsor
- Sanofi
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Weight Loss and Abdominal Fat Responses to Different Diet Compositions
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of two different reduced calorie diets that have different combinations of carbohydrate, fat, and protein content in 2 groups of study participants: insulin sensitive…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT01034046
- Testing
- Low Carbohydrate Diet, Low Fat Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Post-menopausal Women, Visceral Fat
Potential Therapeutic Implications of Laser Acupoints on Visceral Fat and Hormonal Changes in Post-menopausal Women
Potential Therapeutic Implications of laser Acupoints on Visceral Fat and Hormonal Changes in Post-menopausal Women
- Trial name
- NCT06702358
- Testing
- Potential Therapeutic Implications of laser Acupoints on Visceral Fat and Hormonal Changes in Post-menopausal Women
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kafrelsheikh University
Abdominal Obesity
Physical Activity in Youth: Implications for Reversing Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes
In this randomized controlled trial, we will examine the effect of a 3-month exercise training (aerobic exercise versus resistance exercise) without calorie restriction on total and regional adiposity, and risk of type 2 diabetes…
- Trial name
- NCT00739180
- Testing
- Control, Resistance Exercise, Aerobic exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Visceral Obesity, Insulin Resistance
The Effects of Water-only Fasting and Refeeding on Body Composition
This observational pilot study will assess the effects of water-only fasting on body composition and insulin resistance
- Trial name
- NCT04514146
- Testing
- Water-only fasting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- TrueNorth Health Foundation
Obesity, Obesity, Abdominal
Effects of Berberine in Reducing Abdominal Visceral Adipose Tissue Among Individuals with Obesity and NAFLD
This multicenter, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of berberine in reducing visceral and liver adipose tissue among individuals with obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Abdominal, NAFLD
- Trial name
- BRAVO (NCT05647915)
- Testing
- Berberine plus lifestyle intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 337 people
- Sponsor
- China National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases
Visceral Obesity, Colorectal Surgery
Visceral Obesity and Colorectal Surgery
While perirenal fat measurement is an easy reproducible surrogate of visceral fat, its value as independent parameter in predicting postoperative complications after colorectal resection remains poorly investigated.
- Conditions
- Visceral Obesity, Colorectal Surgery, Risk Factor
- Trial name
- NCT01620697
- Testing
- Colorectal surgery
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva