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Filter by:In this study, our primary aim is to investigate the effects of structured core stabilization exercise program on functional capacity, body composition, muscle strength, endurance, balance, quality of life in adult obese individuals expecting bariatric surgery. Our secondary aim is to provide the individual with exercise habits and increase the level of physical activity in daily life with the exercise program planned according to the needs of the individual.
Obesity is characterized by excessive white adipose tissue (WAT) that increases risk for disease. About 700 million adults are obese worldwide, designating the need of reducing excessive WAT in humans and subsequently the risk for disease. For this reason, previous research focused on the thermogenic capacity of white adipocytes in response to chronic exercise. It is suggested that the latter occurs due to increased demand of oxidation during exercise to maintain non-esterified fatty acids flux in the circulation, thus to maintain energy supply White adipocytes express the uncoupling protein one (UCP1), which dissipates chemical energy in the mitochondria to produce heat in response to cold exposure. UCP1 was thought that exclusively appears in brown adipose tissue (BAT), which during the mitochondrial electron transport chain process, bypasses the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthase to produce heat, as a thermoregulatory mechanism of maintaining body temperature. Its presence in white adipocytes, indicates a thermogenic capacity of WAT, which could lead to similar health benefits as those reported for increased BAT activity; mainly reduced body mass index (BMI) and fat mass, which designate body weight loss and reduced obesity phenotype. The investigators aimed to identify whether UCP1 in human WAT is altered by chronic exercise.
Obesity is characterized by excessive white adipose tissue (WAT) that increases risk for disease. About 700 million adults are obese worldwide, designating the need of reducing excessive WAT in humans and subsequently the risk for disease. For this reason, previous research focused on the thermogenic capacity of white adipocytes in response to cold exposure. The investigators aimed to identify whether human WAT thermogenic activation could alter energy homeostasis and subsequently total body weight. The human WAT thermogenic capacity was assessed via Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) examination.
The study compares the effect of thigh high compression stockings on cerebral desaturation events in patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy in the beach chair position with a BMI greater than or equal to 30.
The primary purpose of this study is to compare the palpation technique with ultrasound guidance for radial artery cannulation for bariatic surgery.
The investigators will recruit obese subjects with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes for the proposed clinical study for 5 visits. After informed written consent is obtained, subjects will be admitted to the Clinical Research Center, and will undergo upper endoscopic injection of Botox into the duodenal wall. The investigators anticipate that injections of Botox into the duodenal wall will result in significant weight loss and improvements in glucose tolerance and duodenal nutrient sensitivity. Subjects will be studied over a period of 6 months. Subjects will be asked to complete 5 study visits: On the first visit, each subject will undergo an oral glucose tolerance test. At visit 2, subjects will undergo an esophagogastroduodenoscopy procedure for the delivery of Botox to the duodenal wall. Visits 3-5 will be made 1, 3, and 6 months later. On every study visit, body weight and body composition will be recorded and oral glucose tolerance test will be performed. Nutrient sensing test will be performed at visits 1 and 3.
Obesity is associated with progressive decreases in arterial health and function. It is crucial to prevent or reduce the negative effects of aging on the vasculature by implementing appropriate lifestyle interventions, such as exercise training. We examined the effects of a Mat Pilates training (MPT) regimen on arterial stiffness (pulse wave velocity, PWV), blood pressure (BP), wave reflection (AIx) and endothelial function in obese premenopausal women with elevated BP.
In obese patients, the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is around 40% in men and 30% in women. Weight loss after bariatric surgery significantly improves OSA, with 75% of patients having a reduction in OSA severity or becoming non-apneic. We hypothesize a similar effect on OSA of nutritional and psychocomportemental rehabilitation for obese patients. However, we expect weight loss and blood pressure reduction to probably be lower in obese patients who have OSA and nutritional rehabilitation alone than in those who are treated for their OSA or are without OSA. To address this question, we will conduct an observational study on obese patients, treated or not for OSA, following nutritional and psychocomportemental rehabilitation.
We propose to investigate effects of HP and HC weight loss diets in Newly Diagnosed T2DM (NT2DM) women and men for 6 months for remission of Type 2 Diabetes. Our long term goal is to establish a weight loss diet plan for remission of NT2DM which would be adaptable for use in physicians' clinics and metabolomics predictors for assessment of remission. The overall objective of this study is to determine if remission of NT2DM can be induced by dietary manipulation using a HP diet and the pathobiology of this remission. We hypothesize that NT2DM subjects will have remission to NGT on the HP diet when they are provided the food and daily menus for compliance. The rationale is the HP diet is palatable for subjects to continue after the 6 month study and stay in remission using diet plans we provide. We will compare the effects of the HP vs HC diet on remission. Specific aims of this study are to determine the effects of the HP and HC diets on NT2DM obese subjects in a 6 month feeding study and determine: (a)remission of NT2DM to Normal Glucose Tolerance(NGT), (b)weight loss, (c)improvements in metabolic markers, Cardiovascular Risk Factors(CVR), and inflammation markers, and epigenetic DNA methylation changes and pathways involved with remission and metabolomic markers to establish predictive markers of remission of NT2DM. We propose to use a non-pharmaceutical means (HP diet) for remission of T2DM and weight loss and determine the pathobiology involved in improvement in metabolic and CVRs by interrogating the samples with emerging technologies. The proposed research is significant because if we can demonstrate the HP diet cause remission of NT2DM to NGT along with other metabolic improvements, it would be a significant improvement in health risk and medical cost to subjects.
The primary objective of STAR01 is to evaluate the performance and safety of the medical device (class IIb) SiPore15™ after a 12-week long treatment in the target population of obese and overweight subjects with prediabetes or newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes. The expected performance and safety of the device is based on the safety and efficacy results seen in an earlier First-in-Man (FIM) study. The safety and tolerability of SiPore15™ is based on the well-established and extensive use of food grade silicon dioxide and favorable data from the FIM study. Data on side-effects will be collected for verification of device safety. The study duration is 24 weeks in total, 12 weeks from baseline on investigational medicinal device (IMD) treatment, with additional 12 weeks off treatment. The study population is planned for forty (40) subjects to be enrolled, male and females, age >18 years and fulfilling all inclusion criteria but none of the exclusion criteria.