Clinical trials: Brown Adipose Tissue Activation
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
Adipose Tissue, Brown Adipose Tissue
Cold Induced Activation of Brown Adipose Tissue in Winter Swimmers
This study investigates cold-induced brown fat activation in winter swimmers and not-winter swimmers by skin temperature measures assessed with infra red thermography imaging and skin temperatures.
- Conditions
- Adipose Tissue, Brown Adipose Tissue, Brown Fat, Uncoupling Protein 1
- Trial name
- COLDBAT_WS (NCT03095846)
- Testing
- Cooling
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus
Activating Brown Adipose Tissue Through Exercise
The energy burning capacity of brown adipose tissue makes it an attractive target for anti-obesity therapies. Sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is the classical regulator of brown adipose tissue; however, recent findings show a…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Metabolic Syndrome X
- Trial name
- ACTIBATE (NCT02365129)
- Testing
- Exercise training based on recommendations for adults (WHO)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada
Brown Fat
Efficacy of Pharmacological Stimulation of BAT and WAT in Lean and Obese Young Adults
To determine whether pharmacological stimulation of supraclavicular Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT or "Brown Fat") and subcutaneous White Adipose Tissue (WAT) using an FDA-approved beta3 agonist is as effective in increasing oxidative…
- Trial name
- MiraBAT (NCT02354807)
- Testing
- Mirabegron, Cold exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Otto Muzik
Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity
Activation of Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis in Humans Using Formoterol Fumarate (GB10)
One emerging, highly modifiable homeostatic mechanism for energy expenditure in humans is brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis.
- Trial name
- GB10 (NCT05553184)
- Testing
- Formoterol Fumarate 12 micrograms Inhalation Powder, Nicotinic Acid 50 MG Oral Tablet, Acute Cold Exposure
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Endurance Training, No Training
Effect of Chronic Exercise on Human Thermogenic Adipose Tissue & Elucidation of Mechanisms
Physical exercise can stimulate heat production in our bodies. This is healthy because it burns sugar and fat. Heat production is influenced, among other things, by what is known as 'brown or beige adipose tissue', which is…
- Trial name
- ExBat (NCT07299604)
- Testing
- Endurance Training
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
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
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)
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
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
Obesity
Secretin Activates Human Brown Fat and Induces Satiation.
15 healthy males will be studied with PET/CT, using FDG to investigate glucose metabolism, and radiowater to investigate perfusion.
- Trial name
- GUTBAT (NCT03290846)
- Testing
- Secretin Human, Saline Solution, Cold exposure
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
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
Tumour
Effect of Mirabegron on Promoting Brown Adipose Tissue Activation
In previous preclinical studies, our group found that Mirabegron, a clinical drug, could activate brown adipose tissue and inhibit tumor growth in tumour-bearing mice.Investigators look forward to further evaluating the effect of…
- Trial name
- NCT05779514
- Testing
- Mirabegron
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital
Adipose Tissue, Brown, Brown Adipose Tissue
Cold Induced Activation of Brown Adipose Tissue in Humans
This study investigates cold-induced brown fat activation assessed using PET/MR scans. Subjects will participate in an acute cooling intervention day and a thermoneutral intervention day with PET/MR scans on both days.
- Conditions
- Adipose Tissue, Brown, Brown Adipose Tissue, Brown Fat, Uncoupling Protein 1
- Trial name
- COLDBAT (NCT03096535)
- Testing
- Cooling, Thermoneutral
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Susanna Søberg
Obesity
Activation of Cervical and Upper Thoracic Brown Adipose Tissue in Humans Via Beta-adrenergic Stimulation
In this study the investigators aim to quantitate the extent of cervical and upper thoracic brown adipose tissue (BAT) activation in lean and obese humans via positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) in response…
- Trial name
- NCT01015794
- Testing
- ephedrine hydrochloride
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayside Health
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
Insulin Sensitivity, Obesity
The Effect of Brown Adipose Tissue Activation on Insulin Sensitivity in Humans
Recent findings document the presence of active brown adipose tissue (BAT) in humans. Cold exposure via adrenergic stimulation activates BAT, which combusts significant amounts of blood glucose and free fatty acid (FFA) to…
- Trial name
- NCT01791114
- Testing
- Cold exposure, Cold exposure plus propranolol, Thermoneutral Conditions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers 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
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
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