The state of Missouri currently has 17 active clinical trials seeking participants for Healthy research studies. These trials are conducted in various cities, including Saint Louis, Kansas City, St. Louis and Springfield.
Harnessing Macrophage Lysosomal Lipid Metabolism in Obesity
Recruiting
The goal of this study is to evaluate the role of transcription factor EB (TFEB) in adipose (fat) tissue macrophages (ATM) in regulating adipose tissue and systemic metabolic function in obesity. The investigators will assess the differences in ATM lipid metabolism in people with metabolically abnormal obesity and lean individuals. Both groups will have: * screening visit * imaging (body composition testing - dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans, magnetic resonance imaging \[MRI\] and... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 70 years
Trial Updated:
08/22/2024
Locations: University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri
Conditions: Obesity, Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver, Diabetes Type 2, Healthy
Harnessing Macrophage Lysosomal Lipid Metabolism in Obesity (ATM)
Recruiting
The goal of this study is to evaluate the role of transcription factor EB (TFEB) in adipose (fat) tissue macrophages (ATM) in regulating adipose tissue and systemic metabolic function in obesity. The investigators will assess the differences in ATM lipid metabolism in people with metabolically abnormal obesity and lean individuals. Both groups will have: * screening visit * imaging (body composition testing - dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans, magnetic resonance imaging \[MRI\] and... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 70 years
Trial Updated:
08/22/2024
Locations: University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri
Conditions: Obesity, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Healthy
Small Extracellular Vesicles and Insulin Action
Recruiting
The goals of this research study are to: 1) understand why some people with obesity are protected from developing conditions such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease while others are more likely to develop obesity-related conditions; 2) assess the effect of small extracellular vesicles (sEVs also called exosomes), obtained from human participants, on metabolic function in cultured cells and in mice.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 25 years and 55 years
Trial Updated:
07/16/2024
Locations: Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
Conditions: Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Metabolically Healthy Obesity, Obesity, Metabolically Benign
Sex Disparities in Hypoxic Sympatholysis and Impact of Obesity
Recruiting
Patients with sleep apnea are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease - with women at potentially greater risk than men. Contributing mechanisms are not well understood, but may be related to how women respond to low oxygen and, given over 70% of patients with sleep apnea are obese, the impact of obesity. This project seeks to increase our understanding of mechanisms that may contribute to sex differences in the cardiovascular response to low oxygen with the hope that this knowled... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 45 years
Trial Updated:
05/02/2024
Locations: University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri
Conditions: Obesity, Healthy, Vasoconstriction, Vasodilation
Interhemispheric Connectivity and Compensation
Recruiting
The goal of this study is to determine which parts of the brain make it possible for some people to move skillfully with their left non-dominant hand.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/25/2024
Locations: Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
Conditions: Peripheral Nerve Injury Upper Limb, Healthy