Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01797328
Does Cold Provocation Increase Brown Adipose Tissue Volume?
Study of the Effects of Temperature on Amount of Brown Adipose Tissue in Humans
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 28 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 50 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
About 28 healthy subjects are randomized to 1 hour/day of coldprovocation or to the best of ability to avoid feeling cold, for 6 weeks. Basal metabolic rate and magnetic resonance (for determination of brown adipose tissue volume) imaging are performed before and after the study.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | cold arm | 1 hour/day of cold provocation of such an extent that it is unpleasant but does not cause shivering |
| PROCEDURE | warm arm | To the best of ability avoid feeling cold during 6 weeks |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-05-01
- Completion
- 2015-06-01
- First posted
- 2013-02-22
- Last updated
- 2017-04-25
- Results posted
- 2017-04-25
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Sweden
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01797328. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.