REX: Cardiometabolic Health and Inflammatory Resolution
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to determine how inflammatory resolution impacts cardiometabolic health and disease in subjects that are either lean (18.5-24.9 kg/m2), overweight (25.0-29.9 kg/m2) or obese (>30.0 kg/m2).
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Lean and metabolically healthy
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Lean and metabolically unhealthy
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Overweight and metabolically healthy
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Overweight and metabolically unhealthy
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Obese and metabolically healthy
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Obese and metabolically unhealthy
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Inflammatory status [2025]
The inflammatory status will be studied in all 6 groups.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Informed signed consent has been obtained from the volunteer.
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The volunteer has a BMI greater than 18.5 kg/m2
Exclusion Criteria:
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The study staff contacting a potential participant perceives that the individual has difficulty understanding the information.
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An MD determines that the individual is on too many medications to participate
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The individual takes a medication that is approved by the MD, but he/she is not willing or not able to wait with any potential morning medication until after their fasted blood-draw.
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The individual is younger than 18 years (relevant for the FAINT-1 and FAINT-2 cohorts)
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The individual states that they have increased bleeding tendency or are using anti-coagulant (blood thinning) medication.
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The individual has some form of chronic inflammation.
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The individual regularly uses medication that affects inflammatory resolution (e.g., low-dose aspirin).
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The individual uses immunosuppressive drugs (eg, methotrexate).
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The individual regularly consumes fish oils (omega 3).
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The individual has significant gastrointestinal problems.
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The individual smokes or uses chewing tobacco.
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The individual has been drinking alcohol two days before the study visit.
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The individual has tattoos or body piercings on the forearms and / or the stomach that can affect the examination.
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The individual does not follow instructions given in the research study.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Gothenburg university | Gothenburg | Vastra Gotaland | Sweden | 41669 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Göteborg University
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 2019-04179