Status:
UNKNOWN
Capsaicin Energy Expenditure and Glucose Metabolism
Lead Sponsor:
George Mason University
Conditions:
Obesity
Insulin Resistance
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-45 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of capsaicin rich foods on resting energy expenditure and substrate oxidation. We plan to recruit 30 healthy lean and overweight individuals age 18-4...
Detailed Description
Participants will be recruited by posters distributed on campus bulletin boards and asked to contact the investigator by phone or e-mail. Participants will complete a screening questionnaire by phone ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18-45 years of age females or 18-50 males
- Generally healthy non-diabetic overweight or obese men and women
- BMI 23-33 kg/m2
- Willing to abstain from caffeine and alcohol for 3 days prior to testing
- Able to provide written consent in English
- Ability to communicate in English (oral and written)
Exclusion
- BMI \< 23 kg/m2 or \>33 kg/m2
- Pregnant or Nursing
- Taking prescribed or over the counter medication affecting fluid balance or metabolism
- Suffers from hepatic, renal, pulmonary, endocrine or hematological disease
- Performs more than 3 hours a week of strenuous exercise
- Consumes, on average, more than 2 alcoholic beverages per day
- More than 5 kg of weight change over the past 6 months
- Claustrophobic
- Consumes capsaicin foods habitually 3x/week
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 29 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03859583
Start Date
May 29 2018
End Date
August 1 2019
Last Update
March 1 2019
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George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22030