Active clinical trials for "Metabolic Syndrome"

The metabolic syndrome consists of five concurrent conditions which increase risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Persons with the metabolic syndrome usually have high triglyceride and low HDL levels and are overweight. Low fat, high carbohydrate diets may not provide the same cholesterol-lowering benefits to obese individuals as they do to non-obese individuals. The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of a low fat, high carbohydrate diet versus a moderate fat, moderate carbohydrate diet on the heart, blood vessels, and cholesterol levels in individuals with metabolic syndrome.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether chromium (yeast), is effective in improving glycaemic control and insulin resistance.

The primary objective of the study is to assess whether chronic treatment with olanzapine over a five-month period produces a significant increase in abnormalities in glucose levels. The main secondary objective is to evaluate whether the increase in glucose levels and rate of glucose abnormalities differs between Olanzapine and Risperidone during this treatment period. Additional secondary objectives of the study are to investigate similar questions with respect to glycohemoglobin, triglycerides and other measures of glucose and lipid metabolism. We hypothesize that Olanzapine will not be inferior to Risperidone in extent of increase in the primary outcome measure of serum glucose, and secondary measures of glycohemoglobin, insulin and lipids.

This study will test the safety and effectiveness of MK0916 in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome. This is an early phase trial and some specific protocol information is in progress and not publicly available at this time. (Full information is available to trial participants).

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the insulin sensitizing effects of rosiglitazone were accompanied by changes in 11ß-HSD1 expression and activity in different tissues. Furthermore the metabolic and hormonal effects of PPAR gamma stimulation by rosiglitazone will be analysed in several tissues.

Type IIb dyslipidemia is characterized by elevated triglycerides (TG ³ 150 mg/dL), and elevated LDL-C levels (³160 mg/dL). When in addition, HDL-C is low, the presence of the lipid triad, elevated TG and LDL-C and low levels of HDL-C, seems to confer additional CHD risk in this type of patient, compared to elevated LDL-C alone.Coadministration of fenofibrate and ezetimibe could provide a complementary efficacy therapy and improve the atherogenic profile of this patient population.

Aim: To study the effect of a combination of functional foods on gut microbiota in subjects with metabolic syndrome. Subjects that met the metabolic syndrome criteria were enrolled in a double-blind, parallel-arm, placebo-control study. The subjects were randomized to receive a dietary portfolio (DP) or placebo (P) treatment for 2 mo. The primary endpoint was to study the effect of a DP on gut microbiota. Secondary endpoints were biochemical and anthropometric parameters, LPS, insulin, leptin, area under the curve for glucose and insulin.

Obesity or metabolic syndrome is becoming a global epidemic and common health problem, leading to the increase of associated comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers. This phenomenon is also a serious problem among psychiatric patients due to the increase use of second generation antipsychotics and mood stabilizers such as lithium or valproic acid. These metabolic abnormalities can be regarded as medical comorbidities, and have an impact not only on physical health and increased hospital length of stay, but also on a lower functional outcome, low self-esteem and poorer quality of life and non-compliance to antipsychotics. Green tea is one of the most popular beverages in the world and is believed to have beneficial effects in prevention and treatment of many diseases, such as cancer-prevention, adjunct to chemotherapy for malignancy, to reduce mental and physical stress and improve memory function, to increase bone mineral density, and to decrease body weight. Since weight gain is a common and undesirable side effect with psychiatric medications, the management of it becomes an important issue in clinical practice. In this clinical trial, we will use decaffeinated green tea extract to treat overweight patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study design.

Plant-based nutrition may have positive effects on chronic diseases such as cardiovascular or metabolic disorders. This study investigates the effects of a 8 week plant-based diet for patients with metabolic syndrom and cardiovascular risk factors.

The metabolic syndrome consists of a set of risk factors that increases the probability to develop heart diseases and type 2 diabetes, two of the principal chronic diseases that affect Mexican population. The curcumin is a compound that is extracted from the root of a plant called Cúrcuma longa. There exists information that curcumin helps to diminish weight and the levels of blood glucose and blood fats. The hypothesis of this study is: that curcumin administration combined with diet and exercise remits the metabolic syndrome.