Clinical trials: Adipose Tissue, Brown
Obesity, Diabetes
A Role for Brown Adipose Tissue in Postprandial Thermogenesis?
Brown adipose (fat) tissue (BAT) is a type of fat tissue found in certain small rodents and human babies that is capable of extremely high rates of energy burning.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01974778
- Testing
- Meal
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayside Health
Gilbert Syndrome
Brown Adipose Tissue Activity in Gilbert's Syndrome
The goal of this case-control study is to investigate energy metabolism and brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity in individuals with Gilbert's syndrome (GS) and controls. The main focus of the study is to analyze: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06336369
- Testing
- analyzing brown adipose tissue, body composition and metabolic health
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Diabetes, Hypothyroidism
Thyroid Study Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)
Background of the study: Thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), are known to promote weight loss, which could be beneficial for treating obesity, and type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT01379170
- Testing
- Euthyrox (levothyroxine)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Brown Adipose Tissue in ALS
Weight loss is a common phenomenon in ALS. During the course of the disease, difficulty in swallowing and mastication can be responsible for a decrease in caloric intake and thus for weight loss.
- Trial name
- BATALS (NCT03150290)
- Testing
- Indirect Calorimetry., 18-FDG-PET
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Obesity
Adenosine and A2A Receptors in Human Brown Adipose Tissue
This study investigates the significance of adenosine and A2A receptors in human brown adipose tissue (BAT) in vivo. Using positron emission tomography (PET), perfusion and the density of A2A receptors will be measured in…
- Trial name
- AdenoBAT (NCT03327168)
- Testing
- Adenosine, Cold exposure
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Pain, Back, Obesity, Morbid
Brown Adipose Tissue Activation by Spinal Cord Stimulation
The objective of this study is to investigate and utilize spinal cord stimulation (SCS) as an effective approach to eliciting weight loss and potentially alleviating Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), as evidenced by increasing…
- Conditions
- Pain, Back, Obesity, Morbid, Type 2 Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT04326192
- Testing
- Research electrode
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Type2 Diabetes, Obesity
Glucose Metabolism in Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT) in Young Healthy Men Evaluated by Deuterium Metabolic Imaging (DMI)
In this study the investigators wish to evaluate the glucose metabolism in brown adipose tissue (BAT) in young healthy men (aged 18-35).
- Conditions
- Type2 Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT04060745
- Testing
- cooling using a water-perfused vest, thermoneutrality
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Obesity and Overweight
Adaptation of Human Brown Adipose Tissue to Calorie Restriction
The BATON study investigates how human brown adipose tissue (BAT) adapts to a controlled caloric restriction diet in young adults with obesity.
- Trial name
- BATON (NCT06878989)
- Testing
- Caloric restriction diet, Weight maintenance diet
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada
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
Metabolic Syndrome
Different Metabolic Characteristics in the Presence of Brown Adipose Tissue in Humans
Functional brown adipose tissue (BAT) exists in adult humans and can be detected by PET and especially during acute cold exposure.
- Trial name
- NCT01430338
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Korea University
Adiposity, Metabolic Complication
Insight Into New Brown Adipose Tissue Activators.
The general purpose of the study was to provide new information about the role of macronutrients intake, metabolomics, proteomics and microRNA on BAT activation.
- Conditions
- Adiposity, Metabolic Complication, Metabolic Disturbance, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT04787952
- Testing
- cold expossure
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Bialystok
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
Obesity
Longitudinal Follow-up of Brown Adipose Tissue Function and Structure
In Turku PET Centre, there have been 3 positron emission tomography studies on brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity in healthy adults. BATPET was performed between 2008 and 2009.
- Trial name
- BATFollowUp (NCT01985503)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
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
Healthy
Circadian Brown Adipose Tissue Metabolism
Brown adipose tissue is poorly understood fat that can metabolize glucose in order to generate heat. Since activated brown fat has a high metabolic rate, it is of great interest as a potential target to combat obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT02285270
- Testing
- FDG PET/CT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Hyperthyroidism
Thermogenesis in Hyperthyroidism and Effect of Anti-Adrenergic Therapy
The overall objective of the HEAT study is to determine the acute effect of propranolol on energy expenditure in patients suffering from hyperthyroidism and to evaluate the consequences of the change of hyper- to euthyroidism on…
- Trial name
- HEAT (NCT03379181)
- Testing
- Propranolol
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Physical Activity
Brown Adipose Tissue Activation: Effect of Exercise Training and Irisin
This study investigates the brown adipose tissue (BAT) activation and metabolism using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging before and after exercise training intervention at fasting state under normal room temperature and…
- Trial name
- EXEBAT (NCT03359824)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
The Effect of Nitrate on Brown Fat
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic condition characterized by chronic hyperglycemia and progressive insulin resistance, which progressively lead to macro- and microvascular damage.
- Trial name
- NCT05342012
- Testing
- Concentrated beetroot juice, Nitrate depleted beetroot juice
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
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
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