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The Incidence,Factors,and Importance of Brown Adipose Tissue in Chinese Adults

NCT01387438 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2011-07-04

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Summary

Previous studies have shown that active brown adipose tissue (BAT) is present in adults and may play important roles in material and energy metabolism. However, most of these studies were tumor-based populations and retrospective study. Due to the large amount in our cohort, the investigators are able to promote a cross-sectional study of the incidence and factors of BAT in adult chinese. In addition, the investigators can analyse the metabolic profiles in healthy adults with active BAT.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Huashan Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yiming Li, Doctor · Huashan Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-12-31
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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