Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01430338
Different Metabolic Characteristics in the Presence of Brown Adipose Tissue in Humans
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 90 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Korea University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Functional brown adipose tissue (BAT) exists in adult humans and can be detected by PET and especially during acute cold exposure. It is conceivable that BAT activity might reduce the risk of developing obesity since fat stores are used for thermogenesis, and a directed enhancement of adipocyte metabolism might have value in weight reduction. So it is important to know the different metabolic characteristics in human adults who have detected BAT. Therefore, the purpose of the investigators study is to compare different metabolic characteristics in the presence of brown adipose tissue in humans.
Conditions
Timeline
- Start date
- 2010-12-01
- Primary completion
- 2011-12-01
- First posted
- 2011-09-08
- Last updated
- 2015-03-17
Locations
1 site across 1 country: South Korea
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01430338. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.