Mirabegron and Physiological Function in Cold Environments

Summary

Many Navy diving operations are performed in cold water. Despite technical advances to improve thermal protection for cold water diving, these applications are cumbersome and do not provide complete thermal protection as thermal discomfort is subjectively reported by many Navy divers. Brown adipose tissue is highly thermogenic in humans. Therefore, activation of brown adipose tissue might improve cold water tolerance and lower thermal discomfort during cold water diving operations. Mirabegron is a beta-3-adrenergic receptor agonist that is used to treat overactive bladder. Beta-3-adrenergic receptors are located on the urinary bladder, gallbladder and brown adipose tissue. Recent evidence has demonstrated that acute mirabegron administration increases thermogenesis for \~3 hours in humans. However, it is currently not known which dose of mirabegron can increase thermogenesis for longer durations. It is also not known if mirabegron administration can improve cold water tolerance and thermal discomfort during cold water immersion. Finally, it is not known if mirabegron can increase thermogenesis during sympathetic stimulation. This project will fill these knowledge gaps by determining which dose of mirabegron administration will increase thermogenesis during 6 hours of a mild cold stress challenge. This study is part of a collection of studies that will show if mirabegron is a potential ergogenic aid that can be used to improve cold water tolerance in Navy divers which will ultimately improve the likelihood of successful missions.

Conditions

• Resting Energy Expenditure
• Thermogenesis
• Brown Adipose Tissue

Interventions

DRUG

Mirabegron

Dose-response effect on thermogenesis

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo control condition

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Office of Naval Research (ONR)

  collaborator FED

• Indiana University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Blair D Johnson, PhD · Indiana University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

40 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-11-30

Primary Completion

2023-04-27

Completion

2023-04-27

FDA Drug

Yes

Countries

• United States

Study Locations