Clinical trials: Weight Reduction and Insulin Sensitivity
Weight Loss, Obesity
Effects of Negative Energy Balance on Muscle Mass Regulation
The investigators here propose to perform a prospective randomized intervention trial in post-menopausal women to investigate the endocrine network, which contributes to the changes in skeletal muscle mass during weight loss.
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Obesity, Skeletal Muscle, Insulin Sensitivity/Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT01105143
- Testing
- multimodal lifestyle intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Changes in Insulin Sensitivity After Weight Loss
This study is designed to compare the changes in insulin sensitivity as well as gastrointestinal hormone levels in diabetic and non-diabetic obese individuals who are undergoing weight loss procedures.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT00627484
- Testing
- Gastric bypass, Gastric banding, Sleeve gastrectomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Insulin Sensitivity and Energy Metabolism
The purpose of this study is: 1. To explore to what extent insulin sensitivity, energy metabolism and ectopic lipid storage can be improved by bariatric surgery 2.
- Trial name
- BARIA-DDZ (NCT01477957)
- Testing
- surgery
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- German Diabetes Center
Obesity, Severe Obesity
Energy Expenditure From ECAL Indirect Calorimeter in a Multicomponent Weight Management Service
Whether greater weight loss is as a result of a smaller reduction in energy expenditure with caloric restriction is not known. Resting energy expenditure and 24-hour energy expenditure vary substantially between individuals.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Severe Obesity, Sleep Apnoea
- Trial name
- ECAL (NCT03638895)
- Testing
- ECAL Indirect Calorimeter, Diet, exercise & behaviour modification therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin Resistance
Dietary Advanced Glycation End-products and Insulin Resistance in Overweight and Obese Humans
We hypothesize that reduction in dietary advance glycation endproducts (AGE) intake will increase insulin sensitivity and normalise insulin secretion in overweight and obese individuals through reduction of chronic low grade…
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00422253
- Testing
- dietary intervention
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayside Health
Metabolic Syndrome
Effect of Fish Oil on Markers of the Metabolic Syndrome in Overweight Adolescent Boys
The aim of the study is to investigate if dietary fish oil has a beneficial effect on blood pressure, insulin sensitivity, blood lipid profile, body composition and metabolic rate in healthy, but slightly overweight, teenage…
- Trial name
- TeenFisk (NCT00929552)
- Testing
- Dietary oils (fish, vegetable oil)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Obesity, Insulin Sensitivity
Effect of Weight Loss on Intermuscular Adipose Tissue (IMAT) Signaling
The goal of this intervention study is to learn about how weight loss impacts molecular signaling of intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) in individuals with obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Sensitivity, Muscle Weakness, Adiposity
- Trial name
- NCT06129110
- Testing
- Diet Weight Loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Overweight and Obesity
SIT LESS 4: How Does Reducing Sitting Time Improve Glucose and Lipid Metabolism?
Research has shown that replacing sitting time with low intensity physical activity (such as slowly walking and standing) has beneficial effects on metabolic health, like insulin sensitivity, comparable to improvements after…
- Trial name
- SITLESS4 (NCT03912922)
- Testing
- Activity regime
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Diabetes, Pre-diabetes
Weight Loss and/or Exercise Training to Discover Muscle Lipids Related to Insulin Sensitivity
The investigators will use exercise training and weight loss to discover localized lipid species related to diabetes risk in people.
- Trial name
- NCT02043405
- Testing
- Weight loss and exercise training intervention, Weight loss Only Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Obesity, Body Fat
Effects of Lipoic Acid and Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) in Human Obesity
The aim of the study is to analyze the effects of Lipoic acid and/or EPA supplementation on weight loss, lipid profile, insulin resistance, oxidative and inflammation parameters, metabolomic profile as well as on adipose tissue…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Body Fat, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- OBEPALIP (NCT01138774)
- Testing
- Double blind dietary intervention with EPA and lipoic acid
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Race, Menopause and Metabolism After Exercise and Diet
The purpose of this study is to test the hypotheses that there are ethnic and genetic differences in the mechanisms and magnitude by which hypocaloric weight loss and aerobic exercise affect body composition, glucose, lipid…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT00882141
- Testing
- Diet modification, Aerobic exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
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
Insulin Sensitivity
Physical Training Per se
The investigators aimed to evaluate the health benefits of physical training per se, weight loss per se and exercise-induced weight loss in young, overweight men.
- Trial name
- TPS (NCT01090869)
- Testing
- 12 weeks of lifestyle change
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Overweight, Obesity
Can We Achieve 'high-quality' Weight Loss Through Supplementation and Exercise? the TRIM MUSCLE Study
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the combination of two dietary supplements: MUSCLE 5, which contains protein, creatine and vitamin D and TRIM 7, which contains beet extract, caffeine, coenzyme Q10, alpha lipoic…
- Trial name
- NCT05384431
- Testing
- Muscle5 and TRIM7, Mixed exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Exerkine Corporation
Obesity, Abdominal
The Impact Of An Intermittent Energy Restricted Diet On Insulin Sensitivity In Men and Women With Central Obesity
An intermittent energy restricted (IER) diet may modify cardio-metabolic disease risk factors compared to an energy-matched continuous energy restricted (CER) diet.
- Trial name
- Met-IER (NCT02679989)
- Testing
- Intermittent Energy Restriction, Continuous Energy Restriction
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Obesity
Physical Activity Following Surgery Induced Weight Loss
The primary objective of this study will be to determine the effects of physical activity in patients during substantial surgery-induced weight loss.
- Trial name
- NCT00692367
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity, Metabolic Disease
Metabolic Adaptations to Weight Loss With and Without Exercise
Study Purpose: The combination of caloric restriction and exercise is the most common first-line treatment for obesity-related disorders, yet we know very little about how these two very different treatments work together.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Metabolic Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Sensitivity
- Trial name
- WAX (NCT05806801)
- Testing
- MICT Exercise, No Exercise (Control)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Weight Reduction and Insulin Sensitivity
Fatty Acid Quality and Overweight (FO-study)
The purpose of this study is to study the health effects of fatty acid quality in healthy, overweight individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT01034436
- Testing
- fatty acid quality and overweight
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo Metropolitan University
Childhood Obesity, NAFLD (Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease)
Metabolic Syndrome and Gen-polymorphs Influence on Weightloss Among Children in Treatment for Overweight
Definition: the overall objective is to examine childhood obesity with focus on NAFLD and its treatment. Further, we aimed to investigate the impact of genetic variation on obesity.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, NAFLD (Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease), Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia
- Trial name
- NCT00823277
- Testing
- Chronic care multidisciplinary intervention of childhood obesity
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 517 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Holbaek Sygehus
Insulin Resistance
Effect of Weight Loss on Brain Insulin Sensitivity in Humans
Obesity if known to be associated with brain insulin resistance in humans. This condition has not only implication for the brain but also for whole-body energy homeostasis.
- Trial name
- NCT02991365
- Testing
- nasal insulin
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen