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Filter by:The study will be conducted as a 26-week double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled trial of Appethyl® vs placebo in 100 overweight/obese (BMI ≥25.0-35.9 kg/m^2) men and women between 18-65 years with prediabetes (fasting plasma glucose of 5.6 mmol/L to <7.0 mmol/L). At initiation, all subjects will receive healthy life style instructions in accordance to the guidelines described in the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations. The study aim to investigate the effect over time (26-weeks) of daily Appethyl® treatment compared to placebo on change in fasting glucose (primary endpoint) and several other health markers (secondary endpoint). The hypothesis to be tested is whether the null hypothesis (no difference between Appethyl® and placebo with regard to endpoint data) can be rejected.
First in human study of ALY688-SR administered as a subcutaneous injection
Plant stanols are known to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). However, studies have suggested that these compounds also beneficially influence the immune system, e.g. increasing vaccine-specific antibody titers. BMI has previously been negatively associated to vaccination responses. If plant stanols indeed have beneficial effect on the immune system, people with overweight or obesity might benefit from consuming plant stanols prior to receiving the COVID-19 vaccination. The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate clinical benefits of consumption of plant stanols (delivered via products enriched with plant stanol esters) on the vaccination response to a COVID-19 vaccine in overweight or obese patients. The main study endpoint is vaccination response to a COVID-19 vaccine. Secondary endpoints include amongst others hematological, inflammatory and immunological parameters (e.g. hs-CRP, leukocyte differential count) and metabolic markers (e.g. blood lipid profiles, plasma glucose, serum insulin, HOMA-IR).
Our objective in this study is to identify the extent to which insulin drives the accumulation of lipids in skeletal muscle of humans. We will test the hypothesis that 4-hours of mild hyperinsulinemia will result in significant muscle lipid accumulation and that such effects will be similar in lean and overweight/obese humans.
The overall aim of this research is to assess the feasibility of a 12-week combined aerobic exercise (AEx) and resistance exercise (REx) intervention and elucidate the impact of AEx/REx on several physiological and behavioral components of energy balance among breast cancer survivors (BCS).
This study seeks to assess how different incentive strategies may reduce the initial attrition gap when implementing weight management in a primary care clinic predominantly serving African American patients. This will be done through an innovative research-practice partnership involving primary care, research expertise, and a small business. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of four financial incentive conditions respectively tied to: weight loss, weigh-ins, weigh-ins and weight-loss, and incentive choice. Participants will be followed for 3 and 6 months to assess program reach, sustaining the reach after initial weigh-in, and weight loss outcomes based on records on participant enrollment and subsequent weigh-ins automatically collected through a kiosk at the clinic.
Certain blood markers are related to one's ability to successfully lose weight by diet and exercise. Currently, the laboratory tests used to measure these blood markers are expensive and time-consuming. Recently, the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, at NDSU, invented a device that may be able to measure these blood markers much more quickly and affordably. This study is designed participate, to compare our new device to previous methods. If the new sensor is successful, it will be used as diagnostic tool to personalize weight loss strategies.
Overweight and obesity is a growing problem in the world. Today more than 50 % of all people over 18 years in Sweden are overweight or obese. Main reasons for this are changes in lifestyle habits regarding diet and physical exercise. Overweight and obesity increases risk of different diseases such as type 2 diabetes, arthrosis and cancer; it also affects quality of life. Losing 5-10 % of your body weight improves metabolic health and quality of life. Lifestyle changes are very important in order to lose weight but it can be challenging to carry through with these changes on your own without support. In the primary care in Region Orebro län a group treatment, "Step by step", has been in use since 2010. It comprises of six group sessions over 6-8 months with different themes such as diet, physical exercise and stress. Between the group sessions there are home assignments, such as writing a diet or exercise diary. This observational study will evaluate "Step by step" and the effect the group treatment has on the participants' weight, dietary habits, physical activity, quality of life, eating habits and metabolic health.
This study aims to perform an open-series pilot trial to examine the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy delivered in a guided self-help format (CBTgsh) with added content related to physical activity (PA), for the treatment of binge-eating disorder (BED), operationalized as BED full diagnostic criteria or BED with the full criteria except for the binge episode size criterion.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the change in disease prevalence over time in impoverished urban communities in Lima, Peru.