Clinical trials: Brown Adipose Tissue Activation
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Influence of Diabetic Neuropathy on Activation of Brown Adipose Tissue
Influence of diabetic neuropathy on cold induced brown adipose tissue in type 1 diabetic patients.
- Trial name
- DIA-BAT (NCT03695731)
- Testing
- cold induced activation of brown adipose tissue
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Doctor Giacomo Gastaldi
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Cold-induced Brown Fat Activation and Hepatic Steatosis
In the recent years, research on brown adipose tissue (BAT) revealed that larger amounts as well as higher activity thereof are associated with a favourable metabolic phenotype.
- Trial name
- NCT03811236
- Testing
- Cold exposure
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
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
Obesity
Fasting Mimicking Diet and Beige/Brown Adipose Tissue in Humans
Obesity today has become one of the main public health concerns. As a consequence, different strategies have arisen to fight weight gain.
- Trial name
- NCT04385615
- Testing
- Fasting Mimicking Diet
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Campinas, Brazil
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
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
Type 2 Diabetes
Activation of Brown Adipose Tissue Metabolism Using Mirabegron
Could sympathomimetics and sympatholytics drugs safe for the management of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)? Based on recent evidence, we propose that pharmacological stimulation of Beta-3 adrenergic receptor (ADBR3) at higher doses of…
- Trial name
- GB9 (NCT04823442)
- Testing
- Mirabegron, Bisoprolol Fumarate
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Metabolic Diseases
Investigating Brown Adipose Tissue Activation in Humans
The purpose of this study is to determine what can activate brown adipose tissue (BAT).
- Trial name
- NCT01935791
- Testing
- Period 1 Visit 1 - Cold PET-CT Vehicle, Visit 2 -Warm PET-CT Vehicle, Period 1 Visit 1 - Cold PET-CT Vehicle, Visit 2 -Warm PET-CT Glucagon, Period 1 Visit 1 - Cold PET-CT Vehicle, no visit 2 as BAT negative
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
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
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