The Project ATA: Adipose Tissue & Adipokines

Summary

It is essential to delve deeper into the molecular and tissue aspects that allow us to recognize the roles of adipose tissue and its interaction with the musculoskeletal (i.e., adipomyokines) to facilitate the identification of biomarkers that can complement the assessment of body composition. Thus, investigators posed the following research question: what characteristics of adipose tissue can investigators consider to rethink assessment for the diagnosis and treatment of obesity? The 'Project ATA' is a cross-sectional study based on the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology-Nutritional Epidemiology (STROBE-nut) guidelines, an Extension of the STROBE Statement. The FINER strategy (Feasible, Interesting, Novel, Ethical, and Relevant) and previously published guidelines for organizing a multicenter study will be followed. The 'Project ATA' will test the associations of several morphological metrics and adipomyokines in order to both profile populations with excess body fat and to establish practical geographical-based recommendations for practitioners.

Conditions

• Sedentary Behavior
• Overweight
• Obesity

Sponsors & Collaborators

• CES University

  collaborator OTHER

• Universidad de Córdoba

  collaborator OTHER

• Dynamical Business and Science Society - DBSS International SAS

  lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

• Diego A Bonilla, MSc · Research Division, Dynamical Business & Science Society - DBSS International SAS, Bogotá, Colombia

• Luis M Gómez-Miranda, PhD · Sports School, Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana 22390, México

• Daniel Rojas-Valverde, PhD · Núcleo de Estudios para el Alto Rendimiento y la Salud (CIDISAD-NARS), Heredia, Costa Rica

• Salvador Vargas-Molina, MSc · Faculty of Sport Sciences, EADE-University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 29018 Málaga, Spain

• Katherine Franco-Hoyos, MSc · Nutral, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

60 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-01-31

Primary Completion

2024-06-30

Completion

2024-12-31

Countries

• Colombia

Study Locations