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NCT06189001Completed

The Role of Oxytocin-receptor Signalling in Physiological Regulation of Eating Behaviour in Individuals with Obesity

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 27 Mar 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The present study evaluates appetite, glucose metabolism, gastrointestinal motility and energy expenditure in men and women with obesity (BMI 30-40 kg/m2) under oxytocin exposure compared to placebo.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
25 (actual)
First submitted
5 Dec 2023
Start date
1 Jan 2024
Primary completion date
4 Sept 2024
Lead sponsor
University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
Diseases
Obesity
NCT number
NCT06189001

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 25
  • From 1 Jan 2024 to the primary completion date, 4 Sept 2024
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Previous gastric or intestinal resection, cholecystectomy and/or any major intra-abdominal surgery (including bariatric surgery)
  • Previous pancreatic disease and/or neoplasia
  • Initiation of special diets, lifestyle changes and/or weight loss \>5% of total body weight within three months prior to or during study period

Other illness

  • History of hepatobiliary and/or gastrointestinal disorder(s)
  • Pituitary gland disorders
  • Any physical or psychological condition or ongoing medication the investigator group suspect would interfere with trial participation

Lab values

  • Anaemia (haemoglobin below normal range)
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \>2 times normal values
  • Kidney disease (serum creatinine above normal range and/or urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR) \>30 mg/g confirmed by two measures)
  • Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥48 and/or type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes requiring medical treatment
  • Long QTc on electrocardiogram (ECG) at screening (≥0.45 seconds for men and ≥0.46 seconds for women)

Other

  • Regular tobacco smoking and/or use of other nicotine products
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding

Who the study is looking for

  • Age 18-65 years
  • BMI between 30 and 40 kg/m2 (both included)
  • Percentage body fat (BF%) ≥25 for men and ≥32 for women (assessed by bioelectrical impedance analysis)
  • Informed oral and written consent

Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Center for Clinical Metabolisk Research
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HellerupDenmarkUnknown status

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