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The Norepinephrine Transporter: A Novel Target for Imaging Brown Adipose Tissue

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02038595
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : January 16, 2014
Last Update Posted : March 30, 2020
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
NYU Langone Health
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Yale University

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This study seeks to assess a novel imaging technique to image brown adipose tissue utilizing the norepinephrine transporter.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Brown Adipose Tissue Radiation: PET imaging Early Phase 1

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 10 participants
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Official Title: The Norepinephrine Transporter: A Novel Target for Imaging Brown Adipose Tissue
Study Start Date : September 2012
Actual Primary Completion Date : December 2013
Actual Study Completion Date : December 2013

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Healthy subjects
Healthy subjects (male, female)
 Radiation: PET imaging


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. detection of brown adipose tissue based on PET imaging [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 30 Years   (Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age 18-30 yrs
  • BMI < 24 kg/m2
  • Caucasian

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current neuro-psychiatric illness
  • substance abuse
  • medical or neurological illnesses likely to affect physiology or anatomy, i.e., uncontrolled hypertension, cardiovascular disorders
  • current pregnancy
  • current breast feeding
  • suicidal ideation or behavior
  • use of medications which potentially affect NET binding within 2 weeks of the PET scans.
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Locations
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United States, Connecticut
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510
Sponsors and Collaborators
Yale University
NYU Langone Health
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Robert Sherwin, MD Yale University
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Responsible Party: Yale University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02038595    
Other Study ID Numbers: 1008007284
First Posted: January 16, 2014    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: March 30, 2020
Last Verified: July 2015
Keywords provided by Yale University:
brown adipose tissue