Study to Investigate Benefits of Weight Loss in Young Adults and Adolescents

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity, Insulin Resistance

In brief

The purpose of this study is to investigate the changes in subcutaneous adipocyte size, number and gene expression after weight loss and to assess whether those changes contribute to decreases in ectopic fat accumulation and insulin resistance in women between ages of 16-32.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01901978

Run by

Yale University

People needed

14

Starts

2011-05-01

Expected to finish

2018-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-02

Who can join

Age: 16 and older, up to 32. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women ages 16-32

You may not qualify if…

• They will not be on any medications that are known to alter glucose or insulin metabolism, such as oral steroids, or certain psychiatric medications, such as Xeleca, Lithium and Paxil. Patients on diuretics will be excluded.

Where it is running

• Yale University — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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