The Effect of Exercise and Nicotinamide Riboside Muscle Health and Insulin Resistance in Survivors...
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell NeoplasmMalignant Solid Neoplasm1 moreThis trial studies the effect of exercise and nicotinamide riboside on muscle health and insulin resistance in adult survivors of childhood cancer with prediabetes (elevated blood sugar level that is not high enough to be considered diabetes). Nicotinamide riboside is a dietary supplement which is similar to vitamin B3. Information collected in this study may help the future development of regimens to improve metabolic outcomes such as muscle health and insulin resistance (when the body is not normally responding to insulin) in childhood cancer survivors.
Sex, Psychopharmacology, and Diabetes
SchizophreniaSchizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders5 moreThe term sexual (SD) dysfunction covers conditions that prevent people from having a satisfactory sex life. SD is a frequent and sometimes debilitating complication of mental illness and a known adverse reaction to psycho-pharmacological treatment. SD is also associated with diabetes, a common somatic comorbidity in psychiatric patients. SD is associated with both reduced quality-of-life and reduced treatment adherence, yet SD is far too rarely addressed between the patient and the healthcare professional in clinical consultations. The purpose of the study is to investigate whether targeted education of patients with schizophrenia and diabetes/prediabetes and/or their healthcare professionals in causes and management of SD: Increases the number of systematic examinations of sexual side effects, Causes changes in the psycho-pharmacological treatment, and Reduces the severity or perception of sexual side effects. The study is a multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) with four arms, in which the educational intervention is provided to patients, healthcare professionals, or both groups. The effect of the educational intervention is compared to a non-educated control group. The study is expected to include 192 patients recruited from 16 assertive community treatment centers evenly distributed in four Danish regions. The study is part of an interdisciplinary project named SECRET. The educational intervention was developed in an ethnographic pre-study incorporating stakeholder engagement. Parallel to the present RCT, an ethnographic field study will be carried out to broaden the perspective on the effects of the intervention.
Mechanisms of Prediabetic States in Sleep Apnea
Sleep ApneaPre-diabetesThe purpose of this study is to better understand how sleep apnea contributes to the development of diabetes.
TREAT to Improve Cardiometabolic Health
Overweight and ObesityPrediabetesOver half of American adults have overweight or obesity and are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Although caloric restriction has many health benefits, it is difficult to sustain overtime for most people. Time restricted eating (TRE), a novel type of intermittent fasting, facilitates adherence to the intervention and results in weight loss and improvement of metabolism. The investigators propose to to examine the efficacy of self monitoring and TRE (10-h/d) vs. self-monitoring and habitual prolonged eating duration ( HABIT) (13 hours/d) on weight loss and body composition, metabolic function and circadian biology, in metabolically unhealthy adults aged 50 to 75 y old, with overweight or obesity. The investigators hypothesize that TRE, compared to habitual long duration of eating, will decrease cardiovascular risk burden.
Evaluation of an Automated Physician-Directed Messaging on Patient Engagement in the Digital Diabetes...
Pre DiabetesThis study aims to understand the effects of automated physician directed messaging on patient engagement in the digital diabetes prevention program (dDPP). The messages are tailored to patient engagement levels based on established engagement thresholds, which are based on the patient's use of the dDPP application. The system is designed to minimize work for providers by sending automated targeted messages to patients to potentially increase engagement, prevent onset of diabetes and improve clinical outcomes. The patients in the study are automatically nudged using a combination of text messaging and MyChart messaging.
Lifestyle Patterns and Glycemic Control
Pre-diabetesThe goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the feasibility and initial efficacy of stabilizing lifestyle behaviors to improve glucose control and body composition in patients with pre-diabetes. The investigator proposes that following stable lifestyle behaviors will improve patients' glucose control, body composition, and liver fat. The results from this study has the potential to impact clinical practice and patient care.
Use of Empagliflozin to Treat Prediabetes
PreDiabetesPrediabetic State1 moreThe overall purpose of this study is to identify how empagliflozin (a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes) impacts skeletal muscle metabolic health among adults with prediabetes. Our aims are to: 1) Test the ability of empagliflozin to improve regulation of glucose metabolism (i.e., blood sugar) among overweight and obese individuals at risk for diabetes, and 2) Identify mechanisms to explain how empagliflozin may improve skeletal muscle glucose metabolism. We hypothesize empagliflozin will improve regulation of glucose metabolism due to changes in whole-body and skeletal muscle metabolism (e.g., increased rates of whole-body fat oxidation, evidence of impaired skeletal muscle mitochondrial respiratory function and increased energetic stress, lower accumulation of skeletal muscle lipids and improved skeletal muscle insulin signaling compared with placebo treatment).
Exercise Training and Fat Metabolism in Postmenopausal Women
Postmenopausal SymptomsObesity1 moreAdipose tissue turnover plays a critical role in body weight maintenance, and obesity is underscored by the dysregulated balance between fat breakdown and synthesis. Although there are clear health-related benefits of physical activity, little is known about how resistance exercise, as opposed to endurance exercise, can reduce the risk of metabolic disorders, particularly in women. The goal of the proposed study is to investigate the effectiveness of resistance training to improve basal and stimulated fat metabolism in postmenopausal women with obesity and pre-diabetes, potentially serving as a viable and practical approach to prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes.
Fructose: Substrate, Stimulus, or Both?
Insulin ResistanceInsulin Sensitivity1 moreThis objective of this study is to use sensitive methodology under controlled conditions to investigate the mechanisms by which fructose consumption contributes to excess fatty acid synthesis and elevations in blood glucose levels following consumption of meals containing fructose.
Integrating Cultural Aspects Into Diabetes Education
PreDiabetesThe goal of this study is to examine the efficacy of the video-based Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) + Community-supported agriculture (CSA) (hereafter INCLUDE) intervention compared with a wait-list control group (hereafter CONTROL) on diabetes prevention among Chinese immigrants with T2D in NYC. Participants will be randomized with equal allocation to one of the two groups. The INCLUDE group will receive one culturally tailored DPP brief video/week for 24 weeks delivered via WeChat. They will also have access to the CSA program that Co-I Dr. Stella Yi has built in existing and ongoing community-partnered work in Brooklyn Chinatown. The CONTROL group will continue to receive their usual care and, at the end of the study, they will receive DPP videos. Measurements will occur at baseline, 3, and 6 months. This study will provide critical information on whether it is efficacious to use an existing social media platform plus CSA support to enhance access to DPP. If the intervention is proven efficacious, this project can provide important data for future scaling of this intervention. This study may serve as a transformative new model to enhance access to culturally tailored diabetes education and promote health equity for underserved limited English proficiency (LEP) immigrant and minority groups.