MedTrace Logo

Hormonal Regulation of Postpartum Weight and Presence of Gut Peptides in Human Milk

NCT01514539 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2015-01-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Hormonal Regulation of Postpartum Weight and Presence of Gut Peptides in Human Milk Studies suggest that childbearing is an important contributor to the development of obesity in many women and that breastfeeding may be protective.

Ghrelin and peptide YY (PYY) are gut hormones involved in appetite regulation and energy homeostasis and are biological neuroendocrine signals that potentially affect body weight and adiposity/

Conditions

  • Maternal Obesity Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

cross-sectional

Monitoring two recently discovered appetite hormones called "ghrelin" and "neuropeptide YY (PYY)." This study evaluated whether fasting or postprandial ghrelin or PYY is different btween lactating and nonlactating postpartum women matched for age, body weight, and adiposity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Wyoming

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dawine E. Larson-Meyer, Phd, RD · University of Wyoming

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-04-30
Completion
2014-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT01514539 on ClinicalTrials.gov