# Role of the Foregut in Nutrient Metabolism in Lean and Obese Humans

> **NCT02537314** · PHASE1 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Vanderbilt University Medical Center** · enrollment: 27 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Obesity

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** benzocaine
- **OTHER:** placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02537314
- **Lead sponsor:** Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE1
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-09
- **Primary completion:** 2022-12-08
- **Final completion:** 2022-12-08
- **Target enrollment:** 27 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2022-12-09

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02537314

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02537314, "Role of the Foregut in Nutrient Metabolism in Lean and Obese Humans". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02537314. Licensed CC0.

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