Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Trials

Obstructive sleep apnea is a risk factor for developing diabetes (high blood sugar) but it is not known why. We will compare sugar uptake into muscle and body fat in people with and without obstructive sleep apnea. We will also evaluate the effect of treating obstructive sleep apnea for 3 ...

Researchers at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing are inviting you to join a research study designed to learn about the role of dietary antioxidants and inflammation in persons with metabolic syndrome

Objective To determine the metabolic effects of the adrenalectomy in subclinical Cushing's syndrome of adrenal incidentaloma. Methods 234 subclinical cushing syndrome and adrenal incidentaloma will be randomly assigned into two groups(e.g adrenalectomy group and conservative treatment group).

The induction of transplantation tolerance involves the specific elimination of the immune response to the transplant but not to other antigens. In the realm of kidney transplantation, tolerance means that the recipient is unable to detect the donor transplant kidney as foreign, and therefore the recipient is unable to reject ...

There are two conditioning regimens in this protocol for children >6 months. Alemtuzumab (Campath), Fludarabine and Melphalan are used. The regimens differ by the timing and dosing of Alemtuzumab (Campath). The two timings are distal and intermediate. Distal campath is initiated 22 days prior to the allogeneic transplant. Intermediate campath ...

Metabolic syndrome is combination risk factors of serial cardiovascular and metabolic disease, included central obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Basic studies suggested that sympathetic nerves over activity played an important role in the development and perpetuation of metabolic syndrome. Clinical therapies occurred by complication treatment and therapeutic life-style changes. ...

This is a randomized, placebo controlled proof of concept study that will examine the investigational drug Rifaximin Soluble Solid Dispersion (SSD) ability to reduce gut microbiota and thereby reduce adipose inflammation and improve insulin resistance. Each subject enrolled will undergo a fat tolerance test with a high fat meal, an ...

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common condition that may induce hemodynamic and metabolic dysregulation. However, it is not clear if OSA is a mere epiphenomenon or contributes to increase the morbidity associated with metabolic syndrome. This study was designed to evaluate the impact of OSA treatment with CPAP in ...

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a condition that results from a reaction of transplanted donor T-lymphocytes against the body and organs of the patient receiving the transplanted cells. There are two forms: acute (early) and chronic (late). Acute GVHD may produce skin rashes, liver disease, diarrhea, and an increased risk of ...

Apparently healthy individuals with an estimated screening number of approximately twenty-thousand individuals undergo an annual health exam in the investigators' hospital. The routine exam includes measurements of body height, body weight, blood pressure, visual and acoustic acuity, physical examinations, basic blood tests, urine analyses, chest radiography, and electrocardiography. The blood ...