Status:

COMPLETED

Meal-regulated Substrate Metabolism, Influence of Obesity and IL-6

Lead Sponsor:

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Conditions:

Obesity

Healthy

Eligibility:

MALE

18-40 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The overall purpose of this explorative yet quantitative study project is to understand how blocking IL-6 signaling leads to the expansion of adipose tissue mass in humans in vivo. The aim is to gain ...

Detailed Description

Lacking IL-6 signaling leads to an expansion of adipose tissue mass in rodents and humans. However, the underlying mechanisms have not been identified.This project aims to investigate the overall hypo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy males:
  • Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 40 years
  • BMI \< 18 and \> 25 kg/m2
  • Healthy (based on screening)
  • Stable body weight for 6 months
  • Obese males:
  • Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 40 years
  • BMI ≥ 30 and ≤ 40 kg/m2
  • Healthy (based on screening)
  • Stable body weight for 6 months

Exclusion

  • Smoking
  • Evidence of severe thyroid or heart disease, inflammatory diseases, current infection, liver disease (transaminases \>2x upper normal range), kidney disease (creatinine \>1.5 mg/dl), known immunosuppressive disease, corticosteroid use, regular NSAID or paracetamol usage, aspirin use \>100 mg/d, history of carcinoma, history of tuberculosis, anemia (hematocrit \<33%), WBC \<2 x 10\^3/ul, platelets \<100 x 10\^3/ul, bleeding disorders, obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Femoral hernia, vascular prosthesis, vascular thrombosis
  • Previous nerve damage, many previous femoral catheter installations

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 9 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04687540

Start Date

April 9 2021

End Date

August 1 2021

Last Update

April 15 2022

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Rigshospitalet, Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism (CIM) Centre for Physical Activity Research (CFAS)

Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100