Clinical trials: Brown Adipose Tissue
Caffeine-Induced Thermogenesis, Brown Adipose Tissue Activation
Caffeine-Induced Thermogenesis Assessed by Infrared Thermography
This study evaluated thermogenic and physiological responses to 200 mg of caffeine administered following a carbohydrate gel in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07868302
- Testing
- Carbohydrate Gel, Caffeine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Health and Technology University
Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT) Physiology, Phenotyping
Molecular, Cellular, and Genetic Characterization of Human Adipose Tissue and Its Role in Metabolism
Background: The body uses energy from calories for basic functions like breathing and digesting food. Over time, when a person eats more calories than they burn, they may become overweight or obese.
- Conditions
- Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT) Physiology, Phenotyping, Brown Adipocytes
- Trial name
- NCT02692885
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT) Physiology, Cold Exposure
Effect of Caffeine on Cold-stimulated Brown Adipose Tissue Activity
The purpose of the study is to asses brown adipose tissue activity after a cold mild stimulus, preceded by 200mg caffeine or placebo administration.
- Trial name
- ACROBAT (NCT06978777)
- Testing
- Caffeine (200 mg)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
Brown Adipose Tissue as a Mechanistic Determinant of Semaglutide Treatment Response in Obesity (BAT-Sema Study)
This study investigates whether the activity of brown adipose tissue (BAT) - a special type of fat that burns energy as heat - can predict how well individuals with obesity respond to semaglutide (Wegovy), a once-weekly…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Brown Adipose Tissue
- Trial name
- BAT-Sema (NCT07621640)
- Testing
- Semaglutide (Wegovy®), ¹⁸FDG-PET/CT with cold stimulation, Liver MRI (PDFF + MRE)
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Hallym University
Brown Adipose Tissue, Cold Exposure
Intermittent Cold Exposure and Brown Adipose Tissue Hyperplasia
This clinical trial explores how repeated short-term cold exposure impacts the molecular and physiological function of brown adipose tissue (BAT), a thermogenic organ associated with improved cardiometabolic health.
- Conditions
- Brown Adipose Tissue, Cold Exposure, 18F-FDG PET/CT
- Trial name
- ICEBATH (NCT07048405)
- Testing
- Cooling, Biopsies, Injection of 18F-FDG
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Diabetes, Brown Adipose Tissue
Brown Fat as Therapeutic Strategy for Obesity and Associated Metabolic Diseases Via Functional Food/Nutraceutical Approach - Molecular Mechanisms of Pentacyclic Triterpenes (BRACE)
To examine MA (Maslinic Acid) safety and efficacy in ameliorating insulin resistance and the cardinal features of metabolic syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT06484543
- Testing
- Maslinic Acid
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), Singapore
Brown Adipose Tissue, Metabolic Disease
Brown Adipose Tissue as Nutrient Buffer Through Diet Induced Thermogenesis
To test the hypothesis that active BAT improves metabolic health by buffering postprandial metabolites plasma metabolites and energy expenditure will be compared in volunteers with and without active BAT.
- Trial name
- BANDIT (NCT06078345)
- Testing
- Carbohydrate, Fat, Protein
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Adipose Tissue, Brown, Adipose Tissue
The Physiology of Human Brown Adipose Tissue
Brown fat is a type of fat, found in both children and adults, which can produce heat and regulate the body's metabolism and energy use. White fat is the more common type of fat which is used to store extra calories.
- Conditions
- Adipose Tissue, Brown, Adipose Tissue, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04352244
- Testing
- Fat biopsy, Blood sampling, Blood sample for DNA analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Obesity, Brown Adipose Tissue
Detection of Brown Adipose Tissue by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The primary goal of this study is to assess the accuracy of conventional fat fraction proton MRI for the detection of Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT) in healthy subjects using [18F]-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (fluorodeoxyglucose) -PET…
- Trial name
- BAT_PET/MRI (NCT02237872)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Adipose Tissue, Brown, Brown Adipose Tissue
Winter-Swimming and Brown Adipose Tissue Activity in Middel-aged Obese Subjects (WinterBAT).
This study investigates repetitive cold-water exposure on brown fat activity assessed by PET/CT scanning. Furthermore we will assess glucose control upon winter-swimming.
- Conditions
- Adipose Tissue, Brown, Brown Adipose Tissue, Uncoupling Protein 1, Cold Exposure
- Trial name
- WinterBAT (NCT03541096)
- Testing
- Winter Swimming, Control group
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Kristian Karstoft
Brown Adipose Tissue
Effect of Glyceroltrinitrate on Human Energy Expenditure and Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of glyceroltrinitrate (Nitroderm® TTS) to activate and expand human BAT as compared to mild cold exposure.
- Trial name
- NEXT (NCT05711199)
- Testing
- Glyceroltrinitrat
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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
- NCT05990387
- Testing
- Mirabegron
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana 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
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
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
Brown Adipose Tissue
Brown Adipose Tissue Activation and Energy Expenditure by Capsinoids Stimulation With Trimodality Imaging Using 18-FDG-PET, Fat Fraction MRI and Infrared Thermography
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis can be assessed by IR thermography, the accompanying increase metabolic rate can be measured by whole body calorimetry and BAT volume can be precisely measured by MRI.
- Trial name
- TACTICAL-II (NCT02964442)
- Testing
- Capsinoids, Cold Stimulus
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation
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
Diet-induced Thermogenesis, Brown Adipose Tissue Activation
Creatine Effect on Brown Adipose Tissue Activation
Pre-clinical studies indicate that creatine may play a substantial role in diet-induced thermogenesis and may have a profound effect on energy balance.
- Trial name
- CreaBAT (NCT04086381)
- Testing
- Creatine monohydrate
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University
Brown Adipose Tissue
The Norepinephrine Transporter: A Novel Target for Imaging Brown Adipose Tissue
This study seeks to assess a novel imaging technique to image brown adipose tissue utilizing the norepinephrine transporter.
- Trial name
- NCT02038595
- Testing
- PET imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Mitochondrial Metabolism Disorders, Adipose Tissue, Brown
Human Brown Adipose Tissue and Mitochondrial Respiration
This study is focused on measuring mitochondrial activity of human brown adipose tissue. During surgery, adipose tissue biopsies from white and brown adipose tissue will be collected from the deep neck area.
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Metabolism Disorders, Adipose Tissue, Brown, Aging, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03111719
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center