There are about 25435 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in United Kingdom. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
Gellan gum (GG) is a food grade polysaccharide produced by fermentation. In-vitro studies and in vivo pilot studies suggest that adding gellan gum to rice during cooking might reduce the extent of the increase in circulating blood glucose seen after its consumption (glycaemic response). This study will explore whether such a modification in response is sustained, particularly over a period of 7 days of consumption.
Approximately 1 in 5 (or 12.7 million adults) in the UK have longstanding respiratory illnesses, and 6.5 million patients report taking prescription medication to ease the burden. Many patients suffer from lung tissue damage, which impairs adequate blood oxygenation and reduces blood saturations, and causes breathlessness. The current method of treatment is palliative - with the patient breathing supplemental oxygen through an oxygen cylinder and tube. This severely compromises patients' quality of life, as they are tethered to a heavy, unwieldy oxygen cylinder, limiting their ability and willingness to leave home. Several recent studies in both animals and humans have indicated that orally administered oxygenated nanobubbles is a safe intervention that can improve tissue oxygenation. This randomized, double-blinded, cross-over, placebo-controlled study will evaluate the effect of an oxygen nanobubbles drink on the exercise performance of patients with chronic lung disease, such as pulmonary fibrosis. Patients will conduct the 6 Minute Walk Test (6MWT) twice, once with a placebo drink and once with the oxygen nanobubbles drink, based on a double-blind randomization protocol, and this study will evaluate the distance walked, heart rate, oxygen levels, breathlessness, and time to recovery in both cases. The investigators hypothesize that drinking the oxygen nanobubbles drink will improve the delivery of oxygen to vital organs, improving the distance a patient can cover in the 6 Minute Walk Test by 30m, which is the minimum clinically important difference.
This study aims to compare the acceptability of a new high protein, fortified, ice cream called Nottingham-Ice cream (N-ICE CREAM) with a standard milkshake-style oral nutritional supplement (ONS); Fortisip Compact Protein in older patients admitted to hospital with fractures who require ONS as part of routine care.
Primary Objective The primary objective is to explore the feasibility of collecting a vaginal sample using the OriCol™ Sampling Device. Secondary Objectives The study has secondary objectives to assess: 1. Acceptability of the sampling technique to both patient and clinician 2. To understand the balloon volume (maximum 80ml) required for effective intra-vaginal sampling. 3. Participant feedback during and after the test for using the OriCol™ Sampling Device using a Visual Analogue Scale 4. Patient discrete choice of Oricol™ versus speculum examination.
This study compares manipulative therapy to steroid injection in the treatment of Morton's Neuroma.
The overall aim of this study is to investigate the effects of home-based resistance exercise programme on changes in body composition and strength during weight loss, in people living with obesity or overweight.
The primary aim of the proposed Randomised Control study is to investigate the effects of a socially assisted robot (i.e. Purrble) and a co-designed, bespoke Single Session Intervention (SSI) on students' anxiety (GAD-7) over the period of the two academic terms (in comparison to a wait-listed student group). Secondary aims include investigating the effects of the Purrble and SSI on students' emotion regulation processes, depressive symptoms, and quantitative and qualitative (interviews) measures of engagement with the intervention.
Skeletal muscle accounts for approximately 45-55% of total body mass in healthy adults and plays a pivotal role in whole-body metabolic health, locomotion and physical independence. Undesirable loss of skeletal muscle mass (atrophy) is, however, a common feature of many diseases and scenarios including ageing, bed rest/immobilisation, cancer and physical inactivity. Despite the exact mechanisms causing muscle atrophy being not yet fully understood, "anabolic resistance" (reduced muscle building in response to protein feeding and exercise) is thought to be key, especially for age-related skeletal muscle losses (known as sarcopenia). As such, the search for optimal strategies (e.g., exercise and/ or nutritional interventions) to combat this anabolic blunting remains a hot-topic in scientific research. Leucine, an essential and branched chain amino acid (EAA/BCAA), is thought to be the most potent AA for stimulating muscle protein synthesis (MPS; the muscle building process). Although, as a stand-alone supplement, leucine is unlikely to provoke a robust and prolonged state of MPS, low doses of leucine-enriched mixed-EAAs can elicit similar increases in MPS as compared to a large dose of whey protein. As reduced appetite and increased satiety (feeling fuller) are common with advancing age, supplementation of a low-dose protein (i.e., leucine-enriched) that can adequately stimulate MPS may contribute to muscle health maintenance in older adults and reduce satiation following a meal. This study aims to examine whether a novel whey protein with greater leucine content ("super-whey") has superior muscle building properties compared to a regular whey protein, at rest and after a single bout of exercise, in both young and older adults
The purpose of this pilot study is to test if an "immuno-nutrition" supplement can decrease inflammation in people on haemodialysis. This immuno-nutrition supplement is high in calories and protein like other common nutritional supplements, but also contains a unique combination of ingredients that have been shown to reduce inflammation (a problem which is caused by the body's defence [immune] system communicating that something is wrong) and improve the immune system in people with cancer. The research team hopes that this small study will help with gaining a good understanding of the effect of immuno-nutrition on inflammation in people on haemodialysis, which will guide and allow the research team to do a larger research study in the future.
The study proposes to recruit 90 children and young people who have type 1 diabetes (T1D) and who regularly use Dexcom continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). The participants will be recruited from National Health Service (NHS) sites in the United Kingdom (UK) via their managing dietitian. The dietitian will be asked to provide baseline information about the participants which will include demographic data and information on clinical data, treatment and anthropometrics. Participants will be asked to provide access to Dexcom CGM data throughout the period of recording. Participants will be asked to test three breakfast meals (high glycaemic load, high glycaemic with 10g added protein and medium glycaemic load) plus a control meal (usual breakfast), repeating each meal twice in a randomized order using a Latin square randomisation. The dietitian will be asked to optimise the participants insulin doses prior to commencing test meals. Participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire for each of the postprandial test and control meal periods. This will include questions about their diabetes management, food and fluid intake in addition to questions on activities all of which took place during the three-hour postprandial period. The glycaemic response to the test and control meals will be analysed using the CGM data and the results statistically described using univariate, bivariate and multivariate analysis.