Clinical trials: Brown Adipose Tissue
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
Factors Affecting BAT Activation in PET/CT
Factors Affecting BAT Activation in PET/CT
The aim of the present study is to evaluate the factors affecting BAT activation in 18F-FDG-PET/CT in different tumours
- Trial name
- NCT05577299
- Testing
- PET/CT
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Glucose Intolerance, Overweight and Obesity
GLP-1 Therapy: The Role of IL-6 Signaling and Adipose Tissue Remodeling in Metabolic Response
This project investigates the anti-obesity mechanisms of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogs, which are used in the treatment of human obesity and diabetes mellitus.
- Conditions
- Glucose Intolerance, Overweight and Obesity, Drug Effect, Adiposity
- Trial name
- NCT04387201
- Testing
- Cyanocobalamin, Dulaglutide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
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
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
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
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
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity, Morbid
Change of Adipose Tissues and Triglyceride After Bariatric Surgery or Life-style Intervention
The study is aimed To quantify the change of adipose tissues, triglyceride in liver and pancreas and cholesterol after lifestyle intervention or bariatric surgery.
- Conditions
- Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity, Morbid, Brown Fat, Metabolic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03875625
- Testing
- Bariatric surgery, Dietitian led life style modification intervention, Conventional care (control)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Thermogenesis, Brown Adipose Tissue
Stimulation of Diet-Induced Thermogenesis by Cold-Exposure
Human fat tissue is essentially white fat, the main function of which is to store excess energy intake, and to release it when necessary.
- Trial name
- BAT&DIT (NCT01898949)
- Testing
- Cold Exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research 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
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, 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
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
Type2 Diabetes
Effects of Fructose/Glucose-rich Diet on Brown Fat in Healthy Subjects (GB7)
Activating brown and beige adipose tissue (herein described as BAT) has been recently recognized as a potential means to increase energy expenditure and lower blood glucose, however, BAT activity appears to be reduced with…
- Trial name
- GB7 (NCT03188835)
- Testing
- Diet, cold exposure, 18FDG
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Thermogenesis
Beta 2 Adrenergic Stimulation vs Cold Exposure to Activate Human Brown Adipose Tissue
The purpose of the study is to asses brown adipose tissue activity in humans after intravenous administration of the selective beta-2-adrenergic agonist fenoterol as compared to the natural activator of brown adipose tissue, a…
- Trial name
- ASCENT (NCT05294965)
- Testing
- Fenoterol, Mild cold exposure
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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
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
Obesity
Study of the Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Human Brown Adipose Tissue Activity
To evaluate the effect of vagus nerve stimulation for refractory epilepsy on the activity of human brown adipose tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT01491282
- Testing
- Enabling and disabling VNS
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University
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
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Brown Adipose Tissue and Body Mass Index
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
- NCT02173834
- Testing
- 18F- fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography Computed Tomography scan and 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine-single-photon emission computed tomography scan
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)