Clinical trials: SNS
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)
Obesity, Abdominal
The Impact Of An Intermittent Energy Restricted Diet On Insulin Sensitivity In Men and Women With Central Obesity
An intermittent energy restricted (IER) diet may modify cardio-metabolic disease risk factors compared to an energy-matched continuous energy restricted (CER) diet.
- Trial name
- Met-IER (NCT02679989)
- Testing
- Intermittent Energy Restriction, Continuous Energy Restriction
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Healthy Volunteers, Normal Physiology
Reference Values for Plasma Catechols
Objectives: Plasma levels of catechols have distinct meanings in terms of indicating functions of endogenous catecholamine systems.
- Trial name
- NCT00267904
- Testing
- Coffee, Banana, Olives
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Autonomic Nervous System Disease, Healthy
Blood Sampling for Neurochemical and Genetic Testing
This study involves sampling blood from both normal volunteers and patients with diseases known or suspected to involve body chemicals called catecholamines.
- Conditions
- Autonomic Nervous System Disease, Healthy, Hypertension, Pheochromocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT00001147
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Unrecognized Condition
Deep Diaphragmatic Breathing: Neurobiological and Anti-inflammatory Effects
The exposure to acute and\or chronic stress can produce an activation of sympathetic nervous system (SNS), leading to an increased level of cortisol and pro-inflammatory cytokines.
- Trial name
- NCT04102813
- Testing
- Functional Therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone Palermo