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NCT07854886
Hypothalamic GLP-1 Response in Healthy Weight and Obesity
Conditions: Obesity, Normal Weight, Glucose Intolerance
Sex: All
Ages: 18 Years – 75 Years
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Phase: NA
Enrollment: 60
Sponsor: University of Copenhagen
Location: University of Copenhagen, Department of Biomedical Sciences Copenhagen
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how the gut hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) helps the brain sense sugar. It includes adults with healthy weight and adults with obesity.
The main questions this trial aims to answer are:
A. Does GLP-1 cause the brain's response to sugar? B. Do lower GLP-1 levels cause a weaker brain response to sugar in adults with obesity?
Researchers will compare each participant's brain response across four test days. On these days, GLP-1 levels will be blocked, raised, or left unchanged. Sugar will be given either into the stomach or into a vein.
Participants will:
Attend 1 screening visit Visit the clinic for 4 test days Receive sugar and get an MRI scan of their brain on each test day
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Group 1:
* Age 18-75 years
* BMI 18.5-25 kg/m²
* Normal glucose tolerance (Fasting glucose \< 5.6 mmol/L)
Group 2:
* Age and sex-matched with group 1
* BMI≥30 kg/m²
* Impaired glucose tolerance (Fasting glucose 5.6 - 6.9 mmol/L)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Diabetes mellitus type 1 or type 2, or fasting plasma glucose \> 7.0 mmol/L
* Treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists or other GLP-1-based therapies within the past three months
* Use of medication affecting appetite, body weight, or glucose metabolism within the past three months
* Current eating disorder (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa)
* Known serious chronic disease, including but not limited to:
* Heart disease
* Anemia (hemoglobin \
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07854886). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.