Clinical trials: Visceral Fat
Cardiovascular Diseases
Strength Training With Vascular Occlusion in Patients Harboring With HIV/Aids
The use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) could prevent depression of the immune system of patients harboring with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), providing increased life expectancy, changing the classification of HIV / AIDS…
- Trial name
- NCT02783417
- Testing
- Strength Training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
HIV
Eplerenone in HIV Associated Abdominal Fat Accumulation
The purpose of this study is to test the effects of a drug, eplerenone, along with lifestyle modification to affect sugar metabolism, body fat distribution, and cardiovascular health in HIV-infected individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT01405456
- Testing
- Eplerenone and lifestyle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Visceral Obesity
Comparison of Body Mass Index and Metabolic Score for Visceral Adiposity in Evaluation of Visceral Adiposity
Visceral obesity is a major risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and coronary artery disease.
- Trial name
- NCT05648409
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 194 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Goztepe Prof Dr Suleyman Yalcın City Hospital
Overweight
Kochujang, a Fermented Soybean-based Red Pepper Paste, Decreases Visceral Fat and Improves Blood Lipid Profiles in Overweight Adults
With the epidemic of obesity and diabetes growing around the world, Kochujang (KCJ) may be potentially effective in preventing and treating obesity and cardiovascular risks if proven in humans.
- Trial name
- NCT01532375
- Testing
- Kochujang
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chonbuk National University Hospital
Obesity
Mechanism of Growth Hormone Effects on Adipose Tissue
Growth hormone treatment in humans has been shown to decrease body fat. This study aims to determine what adipose tissue depots are affected by GH and what is the mechanism.
- Trial name
- GH (NCT00453557)
- Testing
- rhGH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
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
Genetics, Metabolism and Weight Loss in Older, Obese Veterans
This study is designed to determine whether sequence variation in the lipoprotein lipase (LPQ) gene affects the amount of weight loss and metabolic responses during a hypocaloric diet treatment for overweight and obese (BMI=25-35…
- Trial name
- NCT00018330
- Testing
- Weight Loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Diabetes, Weight Gain
The GlasVEGAS Study (Glasgow Visceral & Ectopic Fat With Weight Gain in South AsianS)
South Asians have a much higher risk of diabetes compared to Europeans and investigators don't know why this is. Investigators think that South Asians' capacity to store fat safely under the skin is lower than Europeans, so they…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Weight Gain, Weight Loss, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- GlasVEGAS (NCT02399423)
- Testing
- Weight gain, Weight loss
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Focus: Understanding the Obesogenic Potential of Sugars and Non-caloric Sweeteners
The Effect of Sugar Sweetened and Diet Beverages Consumed as Part of a Weight-Maintenance Diet on Fat Storage
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of consumption of sugar sweetened and diet beverages on overall fat mass and the fat mass of various tissues implicated in the dysregulation of glucose metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT02252952
- Testing
- Beverage Consumption
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rippe Lifestyle Institute
Obesity, Visceral Adipose Tissue
Nutritional Oleic Acid Modulation of adIpose Cholesterol Metabolism in Patients Living With Obesity
Disruption of white adipose tissue (WAT) homeostasis during obesity is central to the development of associated cardiometabolic complications.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Visceral Adipose Tissue, White Adipose Tissue Inflammation, Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue
- Trial name
- NAMICO (NCT07027033)
- Testing
- acid-rich sunflower oil oleic acid, conventional sunflower oil
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(Mol-SHARE) Molecular Study of Health Assessment and Risk in Ethnic Groups
The purpose of this study is to directly compare the body composition, body fat distribution, and morphological and functional features of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle between South Asians and European Caucasians.
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00249314
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Menopause Related Conditions, Sarcopenia
Effects of Time-restricted Eating and Exercise Training on Skeletal Muscle Mass Quantity, Quality and Function in Postmenopausal Women With Overweight and Obesity
The goal of this randomized controlled trial] is to investigate the effects of a 12-week time restricted eating (TRE) and exercise combined intervention, as compared to (i) TRE alone, and to (ii) Caloric Restriction (CR) plus the…
- Conditions
- Menopause Related Conditions, Sarcopenia, Osteoporosis Postmenopausal, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT05912309
- Testing
- Time Restricted Eating (TRE), Exercise, Caloric Restriction
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Idoia Labayen
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
Epicardial Fat, Visceral Fat
Epicardial Fat, Visceral Fat and Coronary Atherosclerosis
Background: Visceral fat is increasingly associated with metabolic syndrome and with fatty liver, a condition carrying a high risk of cardiovascular disease.
- Conditions
- Epicardial Fat, Visceral Fat, Atherosclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT01344694
- Testing
- patient with liver fat, pts. with excess of visceral fat, control
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ziv Hospital
HIV Infections, Insulin Resistance
Diet, Exercise and/or Rosiglitazone for HIV-Associated Insulin Resistance
The purpose of this study is to determine if, in men and women with excess abdominal fat and insulin resistance, people with HIV infection respond differently than people without HIV to interventions that typically improve body…
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Insulin Resistance, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00264251
- Testing
- Weight loss through diet and exercise, Rosiglitazone insulin sensitizing agent
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Body Weight, Visceral Obesity
Effects of Hydroxytyrosol Administration in Anthropometric Parameters in Overweight and Obese Women
This study aims to investigate the potential effects of the administration of hydroxytyrosol, which is an extra virgin olive oil phenolic compound, in doses 15 milligrams and 5 milligrams daily versus placebo for 6 months in…
- Trial name
- NCT04317079
- Testing
- Hydroxytyrosol, Diet
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Morbid Obesity
Sonographic Evaluation of Visceral Fat After Bariatric Surgery
Excess visceral fat is a key factor in the development of metabolic syndrome associated with obesity. After bariatric surgery, patients experience weight loss accompanied by a decrease in the amount of total body fat.
- Trial name
- NCT01285791
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
HIV/AIDS
Comparison of the Body Roundness Index and A Body Shape Index With Body Fat and Visceral Fat in People Living With HIV.
The study compares the Body Roundness Index (BRI) and the A Body Shape Index (ABSI) with with body fat and visceral fat in people living with HIV.
- Trial name
- NCT07203261
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Queens College, The City University of New York
Fat Burn, Exercise
Comparison of Different Exercise Trainings on Heart Rate Variability
The aims of this project are to compare the effects between 8-week moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on improving HRV.
- Trial name
- NCT05215275
- Testing
- exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Tainan Junior College of Nursing