Active clinical trials for "Hyperlipidemias"

The purpose of this study is to compare the pharmacokinetics and safety of a controlled release (CR) version of pitavastatin (also referred to as NK-104) to immediate release (IR) pitavastatin in healthy adult volunteers.

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) supplementation on metabolism and vascular function following high-fat meal. Differences between young (18-35) and older (60-75) adults will be determined.

The gut is able to retain some fat for many hours after a fatty meal. The gut hormone glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) is known to release these fat stores in the gut, but it is not known how GLP-2 achieves this. One possibility is that GLP-2 increases blood flow in the gut. NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) is a substance that inhibits nitric oxide synthase (an enzyme that helps make nitric oxide which increases blood flow). This protocol examines whether blocking gut blood flow with L-NMMA is able to prevent GLP-2 from releasing gut lipid stores. Healthy participants will be treated with a combination of Teduglutide (a resistant form of GLP-2) and L-NMMA, and their respective controls. Blood lipid levels will be measured following treatments.

The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of 8-week treatment with omega-3-acid ethyl esters on the lipid and lipoprotein profile in the blood in hyperlipidemic patients receiving a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor by use of HPLC in comparison with the control group of patients not treated with omega-3-acid ethyl esters.

Many primary care patients, especially in inner-city settings, do not achieve targets for blood pressure and glycemic control. There is an urgent need to enhance treatment for those who do not reach goals within the usual clinical care system. We propose to develop a multi-component intervention grounded in the Chronic Care Model, and sustainable in resource-challenged settings. Through collaboration with home health nursing and with the use of home telemetry for feedback and intensification of therapy, we will augment usual clinical services to improve health outcomes for diabetes patients who have not been able to reach therapeutic goals. There are three specific aims. First, we will establish a feasible, practical and sustainable collaborative model between the primary care sites of our practice-based research network (NYC RING), clinical researchers at the Diabetes Research and Training Center, and The Montefiore Home Health Organization, integrating the unique expertise of each of the partners and defining the roles and responsibilities of each. Second, we will develop and refine the components of the intervention, to include training primary care providers and home health nurses to integrate the technical, psychosocial and communication processes for implementation of the intervention. Third, we will assess the feasibility of the collaborative intervention by implementing the intervention for 25 primary care patients and obtain preliminary estimates of effectiveness by comparing outcomes to 25 patients receiving usual care. Our proposal includes plans to develop feasible procedures for data collection, with qualitative and quantitative methods of assessing process and outcome measures. We will use these preliminary data to revise the intervention and prepare an R18 application to further develop and test the intervention in multiple inner-city primary care sites serving low-income diabetes patients. This proposal is for secondary prevention of diabetes complications, targeting a population known for health disparities and a high burden from this chronic disease.

Metabolic syndrome is directly related to obesity. This study investigated the use of a plant based formulation to improve on the condition of people with metabolic syndrome.

To compare the pharmacokinetics and safety after a single dose administration of CJ-30061 and co-administration of Exforge® 5/160mg, Lipitor® 20mg in healthy adult volunteers

The purpose of this study is to determine whether psyllium is effective in reducing flushing due to niacin and also to measure the effect of niacin on cholesterol levels.

In order to meet the preferences and needs of different patients for injection sites and improve the medication compliance of patients, it is planned to compare the bioavailability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamic and safety data to assess feasibility of multiple injection sites for administration.

Aims: To investigate whether acute ingestions of palm oil will have an effect on appetite regulation Design: A randomized, single blind, cross over design including 4 single study visits separated by a week. Visit 1 is an acclimatization visit followed by visit 2,3, and 4 where different types of fat will be given. Population: 12 healthy males and females aged between 18 and 60 years with body mass index (BMI) between 18.5- 29.9kg/m2 and normal fasting plasma glucose and no evidence of insulin resistance will be recruited. No-pre existing morbidity including cardiac, hepatic or renal disease, history of diabetes, hypertension or hyperlipidaemia. Treatment: Acclimatization visit: At visit 1, all participants will be given a milkshake like drink containing fat, protein and carbohydrate. A cannula will be inserted for the duration of the study day but no blood will be taken. Studies show than during the first visit stress response can affect the metabolic response to the study drink resulting in inaccurate results. Study visit 2,3,4: following the acclimatization visit, participants will attend 3 more study visits separated by a week to test the metabolic response to the following fats: palm olein, interesterified palm olein and soybean oil in random order. Participants will be asked to complete a visual analogue scale questionnaire about their appetite at each time point. Fasting and postprandial plasma glucose, insulin, appetite hormones and lipids will be measured.