Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03700164
The Effect of Cold Exposure on Glucose Tolerance
The Effect of Cold Exposure on the Glycaemic and Insulinaemic Responses to an Oral Glucose Load
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 16 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 75 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of cold exposure on an individual's glucose tolerance. Previous research has already shown that 10 days acclimation to a mild cold environment (14-15°C) can enhance insulin sensitivity. However, the duration in the cold environment was 6 hours per day which may not be practical for everyone. Therefore, the present study will investigate the effect of a shorter, and more intense cold exposure on an individual's glucose tolerance. It is hypothesised that cold exposure before consuming a glucose drink will enhance glucose clearance.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Temperature | Water-perfused suit. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2019-01-11
- Primary completion
- 2019-11-01
- Completion
- 2019-11-01
- First posted
- 2018-10-09
- Last updated
- 2020-07-14
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Netherlands
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03700164. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.