FFA Metabolism in Different Types of Human Obesity

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00068900

Enrollment

Registered

2003-09-12

Start date

2003-11-30

Completion date

2004-02-29

Last updated

2015-04-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Brief summary

We will give intravenous fat molecules to help us understand how the fat that is released from peoples fat cells is used. This will be done when people are eating, not eating and walking.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

BMI 28-36 -upper body obesity and lower body obesity non-obese BMI 19-24. Females premenopausal. Must be a non-smoker.

Exclusion criteria

BP\> 160/95 on HTN meds, known systemic illness. Medications that affect fat metabolism. We do no cover travel expenses. Known heart and vascular disease.

Countries

United States

Outcome results