Leptin Signaling in Lean and Obese Humans

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Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

Obesity does not respond to high circulating levels of the hormone leptin. This study is aiming at finding out why this happens and open new avenues for treatment of obesity.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01297426

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

0

Starts

2011-04-01

Expected to finish

2015-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-12-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• men and women
• ages 18 to 65
• BMI ranges between 20 and 45 kg/m2

You may not qualify if…

• subjects requiring special diets
• history of illness other than obesity of diabetes
• taking medications known to influence glucose metabolism
• subjects with history of anaphylactic reaction or hypersensitivity to e. coli derived proteins or anesthetic agents
• women who are breastfeeding, pregnant or wanting to become pregnant
• subjects with bleeding dyscrasia or poor wound healing

Where it is running

• VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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