Effect of Chronic Catecholamine Overproduction on Brown Adipose Tissue

Completed

• Conditions: Adrenal Incidentaloma; Pheochromocytoma
• Interventions: Procedure: Removal of adrenal tumor

• Registration Number: NCT01949714
• Lead Sponsor: University of Aarhus

Brief Summary

* To investigate the effect of catecholamine excess on brown fat.

* To evaluate the effect of brown fat on energy expenditure and lipid and glucose metabolism

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-08
• Study First Submitted: 2013-09-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-09-20
• Study First Posted: 2013-09-24
• Primary Completion: 2022-01
• Study Completion: 2022-01
• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-05-17
• Last Update Posted: 2022-05-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

• 10 patients with pheochromocytoma
• 5 patients with incidentaloma without hormone production
• Age > 18 years

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Exclusion Criteria

• None

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Pheochromocytoma patients	Removal of adrenal tumor	Pheochromocytoma patients

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
[18F]FDG uptake in brown adipose tissue	3 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Endocrinology MEA, Aarhus Hospital; 🇩🇰 Aarhus C, Please Select, Denmark