Scientists uncover how exercise fights diabetes at the molecular level
NCT ID NCT05572905
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how exercise changes certain fat molecules called PAHSAs, which help the body use insulin better. Researchers measured PAHSA levels in blood and fat tissue from 60 healthy people of different ages and body sizes before and after exercise. The goal was to understand the process behind exercise's insulin-sensitizing effects, which could lead to new treatments for metabolic disorders like type 2 diabetes.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2021
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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25 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * healthy young lean, young obese and older omnivorous men and women as defined by BMI, self-reported activity, self-reported medical history and self-reported diet assessment * must be able to withstand repeated blood draws * must be able to undergo abdominal fat biopsy Exclusion Criteria: * use of betablockers * use of glucocorticoids * use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs * use of metformin in prediabetes * use of psychiatric drugs such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, anticonvulsants and others * oncologic malignancy * chronic inflammatory or autoimmune diseases * diabetes mellitus * chronic ischemic heart disease * cardiovascular and pulmonary disease * renal and hepatological disease as assessed per biochemistry * musculo-skeletal deviations limiting physical performance * substance abuse * other than omnivorous diet
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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3rd faculty of medicine, Charles University
Prague, Prague, 10000, Czechia
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