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The Incidence and Factors of Brown Adipose Tissue in Chinese

An observational study of Obesity, run by Huashan Hospital at 1 site in China.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Previous studies have shown active brown adipose tissue (BAT) is present in adults and may play important roles in regulating energy homeostasis. However, the majorities of these studies were done in patients undergoing scanning for cancer surveillance, and may not reflect BAT behavior in healthy individuals. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Obesity
How many people
600 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
Feb 2010to Dec 2011
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Subjects who underwent scanning for either cancer surveillance (CS) or medical check-up (MC) from July 2006 to June 2010 in Huashan Hospital.

Who may be able to join

  • Subjects with detectable brown adipose tissue
  • Negative controls, consisting of two subjects who underwent PET/CT scans at the same day but without detectable BAT

Who cannot join

  • Younger than 18 years

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • Huashan Hospital

    Shanghai, 200040

Other trials in China

About this study

Official title: Retrospective Study on the Incidence and Factors of Brown Adipose Tissue in Adult Chinese

Previous studies have shown active brown adipose tissue (BAT) is present in adults and may play important roles in regulating energy homeostasis. However, the majorities of these studies were done in patients undergoing scanning for cancer surveillance, and may not reflect BAT behavior in healthy individuals. In addition, little is known about the ethnic variation in BAT activity, particularly in Chinese adults. Due to the large amount in our cohort, we are able to look at the difference between subjects for cancer surveillance (CS) and subjects for medical check-up (MC), and to clarify the impact of clinical and lifestyle parameters.

Read the detailed description

We will study scanning database including data from July 2006 to June 2010 in Shanghai. BAT activity will be measured via 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). Age, imaging date, sex, and outdoor temperature will be collected for all patients. To evaluate the effects of multiple metabolic parameters on BAT activity, we will collect height, body weight, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), medical history, diagnosis, smoking, alcohol consumption, exercise, liver triglyceride content, and thyroid metabolic activity for all patients with detectable BAT and their negative controls, consisting of two patients who underwent PET/CT scans at the same day but without detectable BAT.

Conditions
Obesity
Keywords
Brown Adipose Tissue, Incidence, Factor, Human
Medical subject headings
Obesity

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Jun 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2010
  3. Primary completionDec 2011 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2011 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
600 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01381042
Sponsor's protocol ID
KY2009-307
Status last verified
Dec 2009
First submitted
23 Jun 2011
Last updated
27 Jun 2011
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Obesity, run by Huashan Hospital at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Jun 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Jun 2011.

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