Clinical trials: Brown Fat
Nonshivering Thermogenisis
Human Neck Brown Adipose Tissue mRNA Profile, a Seasonal Variation Study.
The primary objective in this study is to examine the seasonal variation in genetic markers in the deep neck adipose tissue in humans.
- Trial name
- NCT02486419
- Testing
- Outdoor weather
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Pediatric Cancer
Use of Propranolol to Reduce FDG Uptake in Brown Adipose Tissue in Pediatric Cancer Patients PET Scans
This is a single-arm, open-label study to assess the safety and effectiveness of a single dose of oral propranolol in reducing18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in brown adipose tissue (BAT) in pediatric oncology patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02165683
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Lars Wagner
Cold Induced Thermogenesis
An Examination of Brown Adipose Tissue and Energy Expenditure in Infants
Excess fetal adipose tissue growth during intrauterine development increases future obesity risk. Development of brown adipose tissue, a highly thermogenic organ in utero, may affect postnatal energy expenditure, thus influencing…
- Trial name
- Born2Burn (NCT05517967)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Insulin Resistance, Diabetes Mellitus
Thyroid Hormone to Induce Non-Insulin Mediated Glucose Disposal in People With Insulin Receptor Mutations
Background: Insulin receptor mutation causes high blood sugars and sometimes diabetes complications. Researchers want to see if thyroid hormone helps.
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Diabetes Mellitus, Abnormal Glucose Metabolism
- Trial name
- NCT02457897
- Testing
- Liothyronine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Obesity (Disorder)
JOULE - Metabolic Adaptation to Weight Loss in Response to a Behavioural Lifestyle Program With or Without Semaglutide in Adolescents With Obesity
The Joule MARS study is a single center, randomized, open label clinical trial aiming to explore the metabolic adaptations that occur in response to weight management in adolescents with obesity.
- Trial name
- JOULE-MARS (NCT06852391)
- Testing
- Semaglutide Pen Injector, Behavioural Lifestyle Program (BLP)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Adipose Tissue, Brown, Glucose Intolerance
L-arginine and Brown Adipose Tissue
The South Asian population is facing an epidemic of type 2 diabetes, of which the underlying cause is still unknown. It is currently hypothesized that an ethnic susceptibility towards a disturbed energy metabolism may underlie…
- Conditions
- Adipose Tissue, Brown, Glucose Intolerance, Nitric Oxide
- Trial name
- ArgMB (NCT02291458)
- Testing
- L-arginine
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Hodgkins Lymphoma, Non-hodgkins Lymphoma
Brown Fat Activity and White Fat Accumulation
White and brown adipocytes differ in their expression of hormones, cytokines, and inflammatory factors, and they modulate different biological functions.
- Trial name
- NCT01517581
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Prostate Cancer
Changes in Brown Adipose Tissue Activity In Men Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is considered standard of care for prostate cancer. However, changes in the patients metabolism are usually seen as a result of hormone therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT01226888
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Thermal Imaging of Adiposity in Neonates of Women With Metabolic Diseases
There is limited knowledge about the extent of the impact of maternal metabolic diseases (MD) and/or alterations in maternal serum lipid content upon neonatal lipid distribution and phenotypes.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy, Metabolic Disease
- Trial name
- MRI-TIME (NCT04890886)
- Testing
- Thermal imaging, Echocardiogram, ECG
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Brown Fat and Muscle Metabolic, Differential Diagnosis
PET/MRI Study on Changes of Fat and Muscle Metabolism.
False positives for Brown Fat \& Muscle（F\&M） always affect the evaluation of metabolic disease treatment. Recently, using PET/CT，international journals such as Journal of Nuclear Medicine reported that the amount of active brown…
- Trial name
- NCT04334720
- Testing
- Comprehensive treatment of tumor
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tang-Du Hospital
Neonatal Hypothermia, Brown Adipose Tissue
Investigation of the Mechanisms of the Tendency to Hypothermia in Newborns and Premature Neonates
Newborns have thermoregulatory mechanisms that differ from those of adults. Instead of producing heat through shivering, newborns primarily rely on non-shivering thermogenesis by the brown adipose tissue.
- Conditions
- Neonatal Hypothermia, Brown Adipose Tissue, Preterm and Term Infants, Neonate
- Trial name
- NCT06803069
- Where
- 2 sites in Hungary
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pecs
Obese Adolescents, Exercise
Study of the Effect of Capsinoid Supplementation on Brown Adipose Tissue in Obese Adolescents
Among the new strategies being considered for the treatment of obesity and its metabolic complications, the activation of brown adipose tissue (BAT) from white adipose tissue looks promising.
- Conditions
- Obese Adolescents, Exercise, Diet Modification, Dietary Supplement
- Trial name
- ADOBAT (NCT06916208)
- Testing
- capsinoid supplementation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- University of Avignon
Brown Adipose Tissue, Body Composition
Measurement of Body Fat in Infants
Up to 10 infants will complete the study aimed to establish a technique for measuring whole body adiposity and brown adipose tissue in infant subjects using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and magnetic resonance imaging…
- Trial name
- Baby Fat Pilot (NCT03490227)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity, Atherosclerosis
Observational Study of Early Metabolic and Vascular Changes in Obesity
To work against the increasing burden of obesity, the STYJOBS / EDECTA (STYrian Juvenile OBesity Study / Early DetECtion of Atherosclerosis) project was started at the Medical University of Graz in 2003.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Atherosclerosis, Inflammation, Adiponectin Deficiency
- Trial name
- STYJOBS (NCT00482924)
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz