Maladaptive Adipose Tissue Activity in Cancer
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Brief summary
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The purpose of this pilot research is to study brown adipose tissue, a type of fat that increases metabolism (burns energy) during exposure to cold, and how it may contribute to the weight loss observed in cancer.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03621124
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- 3 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Resting Energy Expenditure Procedure
- Thermal Comfort Questionnaire Other
Procedure · Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 40 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Aug 16, 2018 (Actual)
- Primary completion
- May 20, 2020 (Actual)
- Completion
- May 20, 2020 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Apr 13, 2026
2018 – 2020
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Commonwealth University/ Massey Cancer Center | Richmond | Virginia | 23298-0070 | — |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Apr 13, 2026 · Synced Oct 17, 2026
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