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Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Circadian Brown Adipose Tissue Metabolism

NCT02285270
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
FDG PET/CT
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 45 Years · Male only
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2014 – 2015
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

The Effects of Capsinoids on Brown Adipose Tissue Activation in Obesity

NCT03110809
Conditions
Weight Loss
Interventions
Capsinoid, Placebo
Dietary Supplement
Lead sponsor
Northwestern University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years · Male only
Enrollment
19 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2017 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Completed Phase 1Phase 2 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

MIrabegron and Physiological Function in Cold Environments

NCT05990387
Conditions
Resting Energy Expenditure, Thermogenesis, Brown Adipose Tissue
Interventions
Mirabegron, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
Indiana University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 40 Years
Enrollment
17 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bloomington, Indiana
Completed Phase 2 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Effects of b3-Adrenergic Receptor Agonists on Brown Adipose Tissue

NCT01783470
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
beta3-adrenergic receptor agonist
Drug
Lead sponsor
Aaron Cypess
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years · Male only
Enrollment
15 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2013 – 2014
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Semaglutide Injectable Product (not provided by the study)
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of California, Los Angeles
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Los Angeles, California
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Effects of Sleep Restriction on BAT Activation in Humans

NCT02770118
Conditions
Sleep Deprivation, Obesity
Interventions
Partial Sleep Restriction, Total Sleep Deprivation, Habitual Sleep
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Columbia University
Other
Eligibility
20 Years to 49 Years
Enrollment
4 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2016 – 2017
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

The Effect of Brown Adipose Tissue Activation on Insulin Sensitivity in Humans

NCT01791114
Conditions
Insulin Sensitivity, Obesity
Interventions
Cold exposure, Cold exposure plus propranolol, Thermoneutral Conditions, Cold water consumption, Tepid water consumption, Exercise, Meal consumption
Other
Lead sponsor
Rutgers University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
39 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2012 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Galveston, Texas
Completed No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers

Detection of Brown Adipose Tissue by Magnetic Resonance Imaging

NCT02237872
Conditions
Obesity, Brown Adipose Tissue
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
8 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2015
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Completed No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers

HIV Fat Redistribution and the Evaluation of Brown Fat

NCT01098045
Conditions
HIV Infections
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
20 Years to 60 Years · Male only
Enrollment
27 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2010 – 2015
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Insulin Resistance, Diabetes Mellitus, Abnormal Glucose Metabolism
Interventions
Liothyronine
Drug
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
NIH
Eligibility
12 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
7 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2015 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bethesda, Maryland
Conditions
Brown Fat
Interventions
Mirabegron, Cold exposure
Drug · Other
Lead sponsor
Otto Muzik
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 40 Years
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2015 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Detroit, Michigan
Conditions
Pain, Back, Obesity, Morbid, Type 2 Diabetes
Interventions
Research electrode
Device
Lead sponsor
Oregon Health and Science University
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Portland, Oregon
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Adults presenting for surgery in the neck area
Procedure
Lead sponsor
AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
34 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2014 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Orlando, Florida
Completed No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Measurement of Body Fat in Infants

NCT03490227
Conditions
Brown Adipose Tissue, Body Composition
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Other
Eligibility
14 Days to 28 Days
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2018 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Conditions
Pediatric Cancer
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Lars Wagner
Other
Eligibility
12 Years to 29 Years
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2014 – 2016
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Lexington, Kentucky
Conditions
Brown Adipose Tissue
Interventions
PET imaging
Radiation
Lead sponsor
Yale University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 30 Years
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2012 – 2013
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New Haven, Connecticut
Recruiting No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers

Immunoinflammatory Response in Post Cardiac Arrest Syndrome (PCAS)

NCT02664831
Conditions
Cardiac Arrest, Inflammation, Obesity, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
MaineHealth
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
400 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2016 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Portland, Maine
Conditions
Cold Induced Thermogenesis
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Other
Eligibility
Up to 5 Weeks
Enrollment
60 participants
Timeline
2022 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Omega-3 Fatty Acids as Regulators of Brown Adipose Tissue During Cold Exposure

NCT05822141
Conditions
Cold Exposure
Interventions
Fish Oil, Placebo
Dietary Supplement
Lead sponsor
Indiana University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 40 Years
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bloomington, Indiana
Recruiting No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers

The Physiology of Human Brown Adipose Tissue

NCT04352244
Conditions
Adipose Tissue, Brown, Adipose Tissue, Obesity
Interventions
Fat biopsy, Blood sampling, Blood sample for DNA analysis
Procedure · Diagnostic Test · Genetic
Lead sponsor
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2020 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Glucose Intolerance, Overweight and Obesity, Drug Effect, Adiposity
Interventions
Cyanocobalamin, Dulaglutide
Drug
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years
Enrollment
23 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Conditions
Hodgkins Lymphoma, Non-hodgkins Lymphoma
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Other
Eligibility
6 Years to 18 Years
Enrollment
32 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2008 – 2011
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Los Angeles, California
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Xenon
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 60 Years
Enrollment
17 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2015 – 2016
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conditions
Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT) Physiology, Phenotyping, Brown Adipocytes
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
NIH
Eligibility
18 Years to 90 Years
Enrollment
300 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2016 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bethesda, Maryland