Clinical trials: Adipose Tissue, Brown
Obesity
Effects of b3-Adrenergic Receptor Agonists on Brown Adipose Tissue
This study will test the hypothesis that human brown adipose tissue (BAT) can be activated using a β3-adrenergic receptor (AR) agonist.
- Trial name
- NCT01783470
- Testing
- beta3-adrenergic receptor agonist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aaron Cypess
Obesity, Abdominal
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD+) Metabolism in Human Brown Adipose Tissue
A fully functional brown fat helps maintain a healthy weight and decreases the risk of metabolic diseases such as type II diabetes (T2DM).
- Trial name
- BATNAD (NCT06627868)
- Testing
- NAD+ precursor
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Turku
Neoplasms, Adipose Tissue
Sitagliptin and Brown Adipose Tissue
The obesity epidemic has resulted in an exponential increase in obesity-related disorders including type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease.
- Trial name
- Sita01 (NCT02294084)
- Testing
- Sitagliptin
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ingrid Jazet
Energy Expenditure, Obesity
BRown Fat Activity Measurement With Infrared imaginG tHermography andThermogenesis - the BRIGHT Study
The whole body calorimeter is sensitive enough to reliably measure cold-induced thermogenesis as a surrogate marker of brown adipose tissue (BAT) activation.
- Conditions
- Energy Expenditure, Obesity, Adipose Tissue, Brown
- Trial name
- BRIGHT (NCT02790255)
- Testing
- Cold air, Cold water
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Nicotinamide Riboside and Metabolic Health
This study will investigate the effects of 6 week Nicotinamide Riboside supplementation (1000 mg/day) on metabolic health in healthy (pre)obese humans. The primary objective will be hepatic and whole body insulin sensitivity.
- Trial name
- NCT02835664
- Testing
- Nicotinamide Riboside (Niagen)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Weight Loss
The Effects of Capsinoids on Brown Adipose Tissue Activation in Obesity
This research study is being done to determine whether taking a dietary supplement called capsinoids, derived from sweet peppers, can activate brown fat that is already present or even generate new brown fat in individuals with…
- Trial name
- BATCAP (NCT03110809)
- Testing
- Capsinoid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Regulation of Energy Expenditure
Menthol Stimulation of Brown Adipose Tissue in Humans: Aim 1
Brown adipose tissue becomes activated during cold conditions to increase thermogenesis (i.e., energy expenditure). Topical menthol application increases resting energy expenditure but it is unclear whether brown adipose tissue…
- Trial name
- NCT07030725
- Testing
- Menthol Gel, Time control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Cardiac Arrest, Inflammation
Immunoinflammatory Response in Post Cardiac Arrest Syndrome (PCAS)
This is a prospective, observational study to investigate molecular mechanisms mediating the systemic inflammatory process, and changes to metabolism, and their impact on brain injury, survival, and functional outcomes after…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Inflammation, Obesity, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
- Trial name
- PCAS (NCT02664831)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MaineHealth
Adipose Tissue, Brown, Insulin Resistance
Effect of Fluvastatin on Brown Fat Activity
The purpose of this study is to elucidate the effects of Fluvastatin on brown adipose tissue activity in humans.
- Conditions
- Adipose Tissue, Brown, Insulin Resistance, Clinical Trial
- Trial name
- FluvaBAT (NCT03189511)
- Testing
- Fluvastatin
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Obesity, Diabetes
Studying the Effect of Capsinoids on Brown Fat Using Infrared Thermal Imaging.
The primary hypothesis of this study is that consumption of capsinoids increases brown adipose tissue activity, detectable by infrared thermal imaging.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diabetes, Impaired Glucose Tolerance
- Trial name
- NCT01961674
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation
Obesity, Ageing
Brown Adipose Tissue Activity and Age
In this study the investigators aim to investigate whether the sympathetic stimulation of BAT, as assessed with a 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine single-photon emission computed tomography computed tomography scan, differs between…
- Trial name
- NCT02130154
- Testing
- 18-FDG PET CT scan and 123I-MIBG SPECT scan
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Type 2 Diabetes
Pharmacological Activation of Brown Adipose Tissue Metabolism
Lean tissue intracellular triglycerides (ICTG) accretion is an important marker of lean tissue lipotoxicity that significantly contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D).
- Trial name
- GB6 (NCT02811289)
- Testing
- Mirbetriq (Mirabegron), cold exposure, injection of 18FDG
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
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
Energy Expenditure, Obesity
Brown Fat Activation and Browning Efficiency Augmented by Chronic Cold and Nutraceuticals for Brown Adipose Tissue-mediated Effect Against Metabolic Syndrome (BEACON BEAMS Study)
Our body fat (adipose tissue) is largely made up of white adipose tissue (WAT) that stores surplus energy as white fat depots. In addition, adult humans have another type of fat similar to the brown fat in babies that burns up…
- Conditions
- Energy Expenditure, Obesity, Brown Adipose Tissue
- Trial name
- NCT04595006
- Testing
- Cold Stimulation (CS), Browning Nutraceutical (BN), Cold Stimulation and Browning Nutraceutical (CSBN)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), Singapore
Brown Adipose Tissue, Human
Does Cold Provocation Increase Brown Adipose Tissue Volume?
About 28 healthy subjects are randomized to 1 hour/day of coldprovocation or to the best of ability to avoid feeling cold, for 6 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT01797328
- Testing
- cold arm, warm arm
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
Sleep Deprivation, Obesity
Effects of Sleep Restriction on BAT Activation in Humans
The goal of this proposed research is to test the hypothesis that long-term mild sleep restriction (SR), as occurs frequently in adults and adolescents, leads to a positive energy balance and weight gain. Aim 1.
- Trial name
- BAT (NCT02770118)
- Testing
- Partial Sleep Restriction, Total Sleep Deprivation, Habitual Sleep
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Metabolic Diseases
Brown Adipose Tissue as a Therapeutic for the Metabolic and Cardiac Dysfunction With Senescence (BATSR)
The goal of this study is to define the effect of aging on brown adipose tissue mass in a cohort of older sedentary and older athlete adults.
- Trial name
- BATSR (NCT04168580)
- Testing
- Exercise Training Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Aging
Brown Adipose Tissue Pilot
The primary purpose of this protocol is to develop a reliable method to determine BAT mass in young and older adults by magnetic resonance imaging.
- Trial name
- BATSP (NCT03793127)
- Testing
- Maximal oxygen consumption (V02 max), Brown adipose tissue (BAT) imaging, Muscle function testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Resting Energy Expenditure, Thermogenesis
Mirabegron and Physiological Function in Cold Environments
Many Navy diving operations are performed in cold water. Despite technical advances to improve thermal protection for cold water diving, these applications are cumbersome and do not provide complete thermal protection as thermal…
- Conditions
- Resting Energy Expenditure, Thermogenesis, Brown Adipose Tissue
- Trial name
- NCT04766021
- Testing
- Mirabegron
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Menopause, Obesity
Brown Adipose Tissue Activity in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women
The physiological relevance of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in humans is largely unknown. The investigators have shown that suppressing ovarian function in premenopausal women reduces resting energy expenditure (REE), and this is…
- Trial name
- NCT02927392
- Testing
- Leuprolide acetate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver