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Does Cold Provocation Increase Brown Adipose Tissue Volume?

NCT01797328 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2017-04-25

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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

  • Brown Adipose Tissue, Human

Interventions

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Linkoeping

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-02-28
Primary Completion
2015-05-31
Completion
2015-06-30

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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