Active clinical trials for "Metabolic Diseases"

Gastric myotomy has been performed for several years as a means of addressing chronic stenosis after sleeve gastrectomy and treating gastroparesis. The Pylorus Sparing Antral Myotomy (PSAM) technique has the opposite effect by leaving the pylorus intact and extending the myotomy proximally to the distal gastric body. PSAM was initially combined with ESG and shown to delay gastric emptying and provide greater weight loss without impacting tolerability (GCSI score) or the safety profile of the procedure (2 DDW GEM abstracts). PSAM has not been evaluated alone, without concomitant ESG. Since delayed gastric emptying alone is known to promote weight loss, it is thought that PSAM alone (without ESG) may provide similar efficacy, while reducing procedure time and adverse events. There have been no clinical studies that investigate the efficacy of PSAM independent of ESG. This pilot study aims to address this lack of information by evaluating the safety, tolerability, and short-term efficacy of PSAM, in addition to exploring its impact on gastric physiology. This will also provide data that may be used in designing a larger clinical trial.

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic, autoimmune condition that involves the progressive destruction of pancreatic β-cells, eventually resulting in the loss of insulin production and secretion. Hence, an effective treatment for T1DM should focus on controlling anti-β-cell autoimmunity, combined with regeneration of lost pancreatic β-cell populations, with minimal risk to the patient. This is a phase I and II clinical trial for treatment of patient with confirmed diagnosis of T1DM for at least 12 months prior to enrolment in this trial. This study aims to determine the combined effects of autologous stem cell transplantation and immunomodulation, on regeneration of lost β-cells and halting the immune attack on the pancreatic β-cells, respectively.

Metabolic problems represent one of the major health concerns which are attractive for being addressed by nutritional interventions, as these are directly connected to dietary habits.Anthocyans possess cardiovascular disease prevention, obesity control, and diabetes alleviation properties, but association between anthocyans and prediabetes need to be more firmly understood and established from robust clinical data. However, there is little human research that has reported on the efficacy of increased anthocyans bioactive consumption on insulin sensitivity in pre-diabetes.

Background: Patients with the sugar metabolism disorder, Glycogen Storage Disease Type V, have insufficient breakdown of sugar stored as, glycogen, within the cells. The investigators know from previous studies with McArdle patients, that they not only have a reduced sugar metabolism, both also have problems in increasing their fat metabolism during exercise to fully compensate for the energy deficiency. Studies on Triheptanoin diet used in patients with other metabolic diseases have shown that Triheptanoin can increase metabolism of both fat and sugar. In these patients, Triheptanoin has had a positive effect on the physical performance and has reduces the level of symptoms experienced by patients. Aim: To investigate the effect of treatment with the dietary oil, Triheptanoin, in patients with McArdle disease on exercise capacity. Methods: 20-30 adult patients will be recruited through Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark, Hopital Pitié-Sapêtrière in Paris, France and through The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Pre-experimental testing (1 day): Baseline blood samples are collected to obtain baseline values of safety parameters: Plasma-acylcarnitines, free fatty acids and creatine kinase. Subjects perform a max-test to determine their VO2max Treatment period #1 (2 weeks): Subjects follow a diet consuming a dietary treatment oil. Neither patients nor members of the study group know who receive which type of oil. Washout period (1 week): Subjects receive no treatment Treatment period #2 (2 weeks): Subjects who received Triheptanoin oil in the first treatment period, now receive placebo oil and vice versa. Assessments: Before and after each treatment periods, subjects perform a 30-minutes exercise test on a cycle ergometer, comprising of 20-22 minutes of constant load exercise and 6-8 minutes increasing load to peak. Subjects will complete a Fatigue Severity Scale questionnaire and metabolic products will be measured in blood and urine.

Background: - Being overweight may cause low-level inflammation. This inflammation may cause some of the medical problems of obesity, like high blood sugar (diabetes) and heart disease. This study will test whether a medication called colchicine can improve metabolism in adults who are overweight but have not yet developed diabetes. Objectives: - To learn whether colchicine improves sugar regulation and metabolism. Eligibility: - Healthy overweight adults18 to 100 years old. Design: Participants must fast before each visit, including the screening visit. Participants will be screened with blood tests,urine tests, medical history, and physical exam. They will have to drink sugar water, and have blood drawn to find out if they are healthy. For visit 1, participants will have a medical history and physical exam and answer questions. They will have blood taken with an intravenous (IV) line, give urine sample, and give 2 stool samples.. Also, subjects will get sugar water through one IV. Blood will be drawn from the other. This measures sugar and insulin levels. During this, participants will lie in a bed and can watch TV. Participants will have a full-body X-ray, lying on a table while a camera passes over them. They will also have an abdominal CT scan, lying on a table that moves through a ring that takes pictures. Participants will have a small fat tissue sample taken from their abdomen. It is like getting a mini-liposuction. Participants will be given the study drug or placebo. They will take it twice daily for 3 months. For visit 2, participants will have blood tests, urine tests, medical history, and physical exam. For visit 3, participants will repeat the tests in visit 1.

Objective: To perform a clinical trial assessing the safety, tolerability and efficacy of the GABA(B) receptor antagonist SGS-742 in patients with SSADH deficiency. Study Population: Twenty-two children and adults with SSADH deficiency. Design: Double-blind, cross-over, phase II clinical trial. Outcome Measures: The primary outcome measures for drug efficacy will be performance on neuropsychological testing and responses to parent questionnaire. The secondary outcome measure will be TMS parameters of cortical excitation and inhibition. The outcome measures for safety will include clinical examination and neuropsychological tests.

This is a prospective randomized controlled trial investigating the effect of vibration therapy on bone mineral density (BMD) and bone quality in AIS subjects suffering from osteopenia (low bone mass).

People with type 1 diabetes need regular insulin injections or continuous delivery of insulin using a pump. Keeping blood sugars in the normal range is known to reduce long term complications. However, achieving treatment goals can be very difficult due to the risk of low glucose levels (hypoglycaemia). One solution is to use a system where the amount of insulin injected closely matches the blood sugar levels on a continuous basis. This can be achieved by what is known as a "closed loop system" where a small glucose sensor placed under the skin communicates with a computer containing an algorithm that drives a subcutaneous insulin pump. Previous studies conducted under carefully controlled clinical research facility environment, in Cambridge, United Kingdom, as well as several other centres have shown that closed-loop glucose control is superior to usual insulin pump therapy. The next logical step in the development pathway is to test closed loop systems in the home environment. An essential requirement for conducting closed-loop studies outside clinical research facility is an automated system where wireless data transmission takes place between the glucose sensor and insulin pump. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of automated overnight closed-loop, in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, using a novel system which has greatest potential for use in the home setting. The study will take place at a clinical research facility on two occasions, using a standardised protocol. The performance of the closed-loop system will be evaluated on day 1 of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensor life as compared to on days 3 to 4 of sensor life. Data and experience gained from this study will be used for further refinements and development of the system for future home use.

The study tests whether pioglitazone (PIO)as compared to metformin (MET)affects bone health including bone mineral density, bone turnover markers, and osteocyte biomarker in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM).

In this clinical cross-over study, we will compare the efficacy of different oral nutrition regimens for night-time glucose control in adult GSD 1 patients. Three different over-night nutrition regimens (=interventions) will be compared in each patient sequentially, (1) uncooked corn starch (UCSS, "Maizena"), (2) modified corn-starch, (3) other carbohydrate (starch) containing meal. During each intervention, glucose profiles will be continuously monitored by continuous glucose monitoring (CGMS). The duration of each intervention is 3d (mimimum) to 6d (maximum), depending on the quality of night-time glucose control and the technical quality of glucose sensor readings. Between the interventions, the patients follow their normal prescribed diet.