University Of Copenhagen

This study investigates whether fasting, exercise, or both can slow biological aging in healthy adults over 65. 240 participants will be randomly assigned to different groups for one year. Researchers will measure aging markers in blood, fitness, and body composition to see which…

This study is testing whether getting more sleep can help children who are above average weight and who sleep less than recommended. Researchers will have 142 children, aged 6-12, try to go to bed 60-90 minutes earlier for three months to add about 45 minutes of sleep per night. …

This study is testing whether two sustainable, plant-focused diets can improve heart and metabolic health compared to a person's usual diet. It involves 180 adults aged 45-70 who are already at risk for heart disease. Participants will follow either a flexible plant-based diet, a…

This study is testing whether following a specific Ayurvedic (traditional Indian medicine) vegetarian diet plan can help reduce symptoms like fatigue and weight gain in people with an underactive thyroid. All 88 participants are already taking standard thyroid medication. Researc…

This study aims to find out if starting psychotherapy right away leads to faster improvement in anxiety and depression symptoms compared to waiting several months for treatment. It involves 308 people in Denmark who have been referred by their doctor for therapy. Participants are…

This study aims to understand why people absorb different amounts of energy (calories) from the same food. Researchers will test if the types of bacteria in your gut, measured by breath methane, affect how many calories you excrete in your stool. They will study 60 healthy adults…

This study aims to understand the link between dietary calcium/phosphorus and kidney disease progression. It will enroll 50 adults with advanced chronic kidney disease. Researchers will compare two methods of tracking food intake: taking photos of meals versus weighing food items…

This study aims to understand how two specific compounds produced by gut bacteria affect the body's metabolism in healthy people. Ten healthy adults will take single doses of either butyrate or propionate on separate days while researchers measure changes in blood chemicals, ener…

This study aims to understand how exercise training affects the muscles and nerves of adults with mitochondrial myopathy, a rare disease that causes muscle weakness and fatigue. Researchers will have 22 participants (some with the disease, some healthy) complete a 3-4 week exerci…

This study aims to understand how different types of dietary fats affect the body's metabolism in people with Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MCADD), a rare inherited metabolic disorder. Researchers will compare 15 MCADD patients with 15 healthy individuals, havin…

This study aims to understand how a single session of leg exercise improves how muscles respond to insulin, which helps control blood sugar. Researchers will study 8 healthy young men by having them do one-legged exercise, then measuring blood and muscle samples over several hour…

This study aims to understand if two natural gut hormones, GIP and GLP-2, can help slow down bone loss in children with spinal muscular atrophy, cerebral palsy, or Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Researchers will measure bone health markers in the blood of 8 children who use wheelch…