Neuroendocrine Modulation of Metabolic Effects in Overweight Adolescents
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Enrollment
- 47
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Peak Growth Hormone (GH) on the GH Stimulation Test
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study will examine hormonal differences in ghrelin and growth hormone in obese and normal weight adolescents and their relationship to body composition and insulin resistance. The study will also investigate the effect of the macronutrient composition of a meal on postprandial ghrelin levels and whether ghrelin responses will predict the degree of hunger and caloric intake at a subsequent meal.
Detailed Description
Obesity is an epidemic that is striking people at younger ages than ever before. Obesity is associated with changes in the secretory patterns of several hormones including ghrelin, growth hormone (GH), and insulin, which have not been examined in the adolescent age group. Ghrelin, a primarily gastric hormone, increases appetite and is a GH secretagogue. This study will compare the alteration in secretion of ghrelin and GH in overweight and normal weight adolescent girls through frequent blood sampling and GH stimulation testing with growth hormone releasing hormone and arginine. The relationship between these hormones and insulin resistance, measured by 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and body composition, measured by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and magnetic resonance imaging, will be investigated. This study will also determine the postprandial ghrelin response to test meals that vary by the type of predominant macronutrient, which may predict the degree of hunger and amount of intake at a subsequent meal. Understanding obesity-related changes in ghrelin and GH and their relationship to body composition, insulin resistance, and appetite will help in the development of strategies to reduce complications of obesity.
Investigators
Madhusmita Misra
Chief, Pediatric Endocrinology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Girls 12-18 years of age
- •Obese subjects: BMI higher than the 95th percentile for age and sex
- •Normal-weight controls: BMI from the 15th to the 85th percentiles for age and sex
Exclusion Criteria
- •History of disorders other than obesity that may affect growth hormone, ghrelin, cortisol, or insulin secretion such as eating disorder, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, thyroid disease, Cushing's syndrome, liver disease, renal failure, or an excess or deficiency of GH or cortisol
- •Medications that could affect glucose and lipid levels or the secretion of growth hormone, ghrelin, insulin, or cortisol such as rhGH, glucocorticoids, and birth control pills
- •Smoking or substance abuse
- •Active dieting
- •Surgical procedures for obesity
- •Dietary restrictions such as bread, dairy, peanut, aspartame, or meat products used in the study
- •Metal implants, including intracranial surgical clips or pacemakers
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Peak Growth Hormone (GH) on the GH Stimulation Test
Time Frame: Baseline
Peak growth hormone (GH) on the GH stimulation test is a measure of the adequacy of GH secretion.
Secondary Outcomes
- Visceral Adipose Tissue(Baseline)