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Short Term Effect of Glucocorticoids on Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis in Humans

NCT03269747 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2019-06-05

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Summary

Interventional, Placebo controlled cross-over study to investigate the short-term effects of glucocorticoids (prednisone) on human brown adipose tissue.

Conditions

  • Brown Adipose Tissue

Interventions

DRUG

Prednisone

2 tablets of Prednisone 20 Mg in the morning

DRUG

Placebo

2 Placebo tablets in the morning

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matthias J Betz, MD · University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-12-06
Primary Completion
2019-04-16
Completion
2019-04-16

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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