Active clinical trials for "Metabolic Diseases"

The main purpose of this study is to understand the impact of lifestyle coaching on the risk of future cardiometabolic disease, workability and self-assessed wellbeing. The data gathered during the study helps in the future to better identify different focus groups for more tailored interventions. The study consists of two main stages: screening and coaching phase. Screening Aava and the pension will recruit 2000 participants for screening from the employer companies. Screening participants are invited to answer a wellbeing questionnaire (Aava Virta questionnaire, Work Ability Index questionnaire) and give blood samples and physiological measurements, including weight, height, waist circumference, neck circumference and blood pressure. All subjects participating in screening will receive the results from wellbeing questionnaire immediately and they receive the results from blood test within few weeks. Of these 2000 screened persons, a total of 300 high-risk (according to ApoB/ApoA1) individuals and 600 medium-risk individuals will be selected to participate in the coaching phase. These participants are randomly split into treatment and control groups, so that eventually 150 high-risk and 300 medium-risk individuals are placed in both groups. Therefore, a total of 900 subjects carry forward to the coaching phase and in 1100 subjects the study ends. All 900 subjects entering coaching phase receive home a Firstbeat Bodyguard 2 device with instructions for performing Firstbeat wellbeing analysis. After the measurement the device is posted back for analysis according to instructions. The results and feedback from this test is received in the end of the study after the coaching phase. Stage 2: Coaching phase Within the coaching groups, participants in the high-risk category and treatment group undergo an individual coaching program. Participants in the medium-risk category undergo a group coaching program with similar aims. Both coaching programs last 10 weeks during which there are 8 almost weekly coaching sessions at the subjects worksite or near vicinity. Both coaching programs aim in reducing cardiometabolic risk factors and improving subjective well-being. The topics of the lifestyle coaching are 1) nutrition, 2) physical activity, 3) sleep and stress and 4) the long-term maintenance of lifestyle changes. The aims and methods in each coaching topic is based on Finnish recommendations on the topic. The coaching sessions include mostly discussions but in the sessions focusing more on physical activity there are also sessions including activity. In the halfway (5 weeks) of coaching phase, a second blood sampling and Aava wellbeing questionnaire are taken from all subjects (both coaching and control groups). In the end of the coaching phase (10 weeks) blood samples, Aava wellbeing questionnaire, Work Ability Index -questionnaire and physiological measurements are taken the last time. At this stage a second Firstbeat analysis is also performed. BBI-15 questionnaire is administered before and after the coaching phase. An open ended questionnaire regarding lifestyle change motivators and experiences before, during and after the coaching phase is administered to all participants. Also, a small subset (20 persons) of subjects takes in interviews to delve more detailed to the experiences during the study. End of coaching phase and study - start of feedback and analysis After the coaching phase has ended and the subjects (coaching and their control groups) have received all the results (wellbeing questionnaire, blood tests and Firstbeat results) for the study and feedback sessions will be held for all. Willing subjects also receive the results from the gene test in form of PRS scores ie. total genetic risk for three areas of health: heart disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity. THL gene results do not identify single gene variants. After this feedback session the study has ended for the subject. After all data in the study has been gathered starts the analysing and reporting phase for the researchers. At this stage the researchers can retrieve data from Aava patient records to analyse the effect of earlier diagnoses and findings. The information retrieved relate to ICD-10 diagnosis codes C00-C97 (malignant neoplasms), E00-E89 (endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases), F00-F99 (mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders), I00-I99 (diseases of the circulatory system) and M00-M99 (diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue) as these diagnostic codes can be important background factors for biomarkers of CVD and Type 2 diabetes risk and to some of the secondary endpoints like workability.

In the present study glucose metabolism and ectopic lipids in the liver, heart and muscle were investigated in women with the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and in healthy control subjects.

The investigators will enroll about 120 subjects from the hospital's healthcare center. The investigators will collect the basic informations, blood pressure, body mass index, fasting blood glucose and fasting blood lipids of each subject. The investigators will collect the blood samples and then test them for fasting insulin levels, VEGF-B levels, the gene promoter region methylation status and the genomic protein methylation levels of the VEGF-B gene of the cells，and finally do the statistical analysis.

Animal studies have found that vitamin K-dependent proteins matrix Gla protein and osteocalcin beneficially influence lipid and glucose metabolism, respectively. However, this concept has not been tested in humans at risk for dyslipidemia and diabetes risk. Vitamin K supplementation presents an opportunity to test the hypothesized link between the vitamin K-dependent proteins and markers of lipid and glucose metabolism. The investigators will conduct an 8-week vitamin K intervention (to manipulate carboxylation of matrix Gla protein and osteocalcin) and determine its effects on markers of dyslipidemia and diabetes risk. Sixty obese children will be randomly allocated to either the control group receiving placebo or the low-dose (45 mcg/d) or high-dose group (90 mcg/d) receiving vitamin K (menaquinone-7).

The effect of cholecystectomy on postprandial plasma GLP-1 responses (primary endpoint) and glucose metabolism will be evaluated in 30 patients planned to undergo elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

This study aimed at determining the Glycaemic Index and Insulinaemic Index Values of Five Cereal Products in two different ethnic groups.

Background: The gallbladder is a small organ below the liver. Gallbladder cancer is a leading cause of cancer death among women in Chile. Chile also has among the highest rates of gallbladder cancer and death in the world. Researchers in a high-risk region of Chile want to find out more about this type of cancer. They especially want to know how inflammation affects the way it develops. Objective: To better understand the causes of gallbladder diseases and factors that may be associated with them. Eligibility: Women ages 50 74 with gallbladder cancer who are covered by the Chilean national health system. Other people over age 21 with gallbladder disease. Healthy adults over age 21. Design: Participants may be screened with an ultrasound. They may be asked questions about their health. Participants will have an ultrasound of the abdomen. This can be done at the study clinic or in the hospital or at home. The ultrasound uses sound waves to take pictures of the gallbladder. Participants will have a physical exam. Participants will have their mouths looked at for tooth loss, dentures, and gum redness. Participants will give a blood sample or saliva sample. Participants will be asked for access to their medical history. They may be asked to allow researchers to keep any samples taken during gallbladder surgery. Participants will answer questions about their medical history. This will include illnesses, surgeries, medicine use, and family history. It will also include diet and lifestyle habits, such as places where they have lived and worked. Some participants will have 3 follow-up visits over 6 years. ...

Osteoporosis is a serious global health problem, second only to cardiovascular disease. Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease in the elderly population, characterized by loss of bone mineral density (BMD) and continuous destruction of bone microstructure, especially in postmenopausal women. It gives rise to bone fragility and fracture risk. Moreover, as people grow older, falls frequently occur with high severity, and nearly 35% to 45% of persons aged 65 or older fall at least once a year. Osteoporotic fractures increase mortality, morbidity, chronic pain, and the cost of social care and it decreases the quality of life. Here, investigators plan to perform different exercise interventions such as circuit exercise, aerobic dance and Tai Chi on the community's older adults to evaluate whether exercise intervention could improve the bone mineral density, physical fitness, muscle strength or quality of life.

To investigate the prognostic performance of the Naples Prognostic Score in gastric cancer patients undergoing surgery

The purpose of this study is to learn about the effects of long term carnitine use in patients with metabolic disorders and its potential relationship to cardiovascular events.