A study on energy-burning effect of brown fat in humans

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Obesity; Diabetes; Metabolic and Endocrine - Metabolic disorders; Metabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes; Diet and Nutrition - Obesity

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000688583
• Lead Sponsor: Garvan Institute of Medical Research

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-07-02
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy volunteers

Exclusion Criteria

Body mass index > 30 kg/m2.
Significant cardiac, respiratory, thyroid, renal and/or hepatic dysfunction

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Glucose tolerance by standard oral glucose tolerance test.[Conducted at time 0, 60 and 120 minutes at each visit]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adipokine profile by serum assay[At time 0, 60 and 120 minutes at each visit];Brown fat quantity assessed by PET scanning[At time 120 minutes of each visit];Energy burning rate by indirect calorimetry[At time 0, 60 and 120 minutes of each visit]