Magnetic Resonance & Optical Spectroscopy Validation

NCT ID: NCT01827527

Last Updated: 2025-03-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-03-31

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to develop and refine techniques for using magnetic resonance and optical spectroscopy to investigate how your body uses energy.

Detailed Description

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Primary Study Objective:

To evaluate the reproducibility of acquiring multi-nuclear data on a new 3T Philips Magnet in conjunction with Optical Spectroscopy.

Conditions

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Validation Studies Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Healthy Adult

This is a protocol development study, with no interventions or treatments.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female
* Age 18 - 89
* Healthy (self assessed)
* Weight under 350lbs
* Able to walk 50 yards without stopping
* Able to travel to hospital for study visits
* Able to follow a 3-step command
* Able to remain in magnetic resonance (MR) scanner for up to 2 hours

Exclusion Criteria

* Have internal metal medical devices, including cardiac pacemakers, aortic or cerebral aneurysm clips, artificial heart valves, ferromagnetic implants, shrapnel, wire sutures, joint replacements, bone or joint pins/rods/screws, metal fragments in your eye, or non-removable jewelry such as rings.
* Are unwilling or unable to complete the imaging procedures for the duration of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan due to claustrophobia or other reason.
* Serious mental illness that might preclude subject's ability to comply with study treatment
* Are pregnant or plan on becoming pregnant in the next 8 weeks.
* History of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE)
* Varicose Veins
* Known genetic factor (Factor V Leiden, etc.) or hypercoagulable state, including cancer, leukemia - such as chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML), hemoglobinopathies - such as sickle-cell disease and multiple myeloma and other proteinopathies.
* Diagnosed peripheral arterial or vascular disease
* Family history of primary DVT or PE
* Peripheral neuropathy
* History of chronic venous stasis or lower extremity edema
* Female taking hormonal birth control (oral or otherwise) AND smoker
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

89 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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AdventHealth Translational Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Steven R. Smith, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes

Heather Cornnell, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes

Locations

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Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes

Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Recruitment Department

Role: CONTACT

(407) 303-7100

Facility Contacts

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Recruitment Department

Role: primary

407-303-7100

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Conley KE, Jubrias SA, Amara CE, Marcinek DJ. Mitochondrial dysfunction: impact on exercise performance and cellular aging. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2007 Apr;35(2):43-9. doi: 10.1249/JES.0b013e31803e88e9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Jubrias SA, Esselman PC, Price LB, Cress ME, Conley KE. Large energetic adaptations of elderly muscle to resistance and endurance training. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2001 May;90(5):1663-70. doi: 10.1152/jappl.2001.90.5.1663.

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Larson-Meyer DE, Newcomer BR, Hunter GR, Hetherington HP, Weinsier RL. 31P MRS measurement of mitochondrial function in skeletal muscle: reliability, force-level sensitivity and relation to whole body maximal oxygen uptake. NMR Biomed. 2000 Jan;13(1):14-27. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1492(200002)13:13.0.co;2-0.

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Blei ML, Conley KE, Kushmerick MJ. Separate measures of ATP utilization and recovery in human skeletal muscle. J Physiol. 1993 Jun;465:203-22. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1993.sp019673.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Larson-Meyer DE, Newcomer BR, Hunter GR, McLean JE, Hetherington HP, Weinsier RL. Effect of weight reduction, obesity predisposition, and aerobic fitness on skeletal muscle mitochondrial function. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2000 Jan;278(1):E153-61. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.2000.278.1.E153.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10644550 (View on PubMed)

Newcomer BR, Boska MD, Hetherington HP. Non-P(i) buffer capacity and initial phosphocreatine breakdown and resynthesis kinetics of human gastrocnemius/soleus muscle groups using 0.5 s time-resolved (31)P MRS at 4.1 T. NMR Biomed. 1999 Dec;12(8):545-51. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1492(199912)12:83.0.co;2-j.

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Lebon V, Dufour S, Petersen KF, Ren J, Jucker BM, Slezak LA, Cline GW, Rothman DL, Shulman GI. Effect of triiodothyronine on mitochondrial energy coupling in human skeletal muscle. J Clin Invest. 2001 Sep;108(5):733-7. doi: 10.1172/JCI11775.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11544279 (View on PubMed)

Johannsen DL, Conley KE, Bajpeyi S, Punyanitya M, Gallagher D, Zhang Z, Covington J, Smith SR, Ravussin E. Ectopic lipid accumulation and reduced glucose tolerance in elderly adults are accompanied by altered skeletal muscle mitochondrial activity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Jan;97(1):242-50. doi: 10.1210/jc.2011-1798. Epub 2011 Nov 2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22049170 (View on PubMed)

Jubrias SA, Crowther GJ, Shankland EG, Gronka RK, Conley KE. Acidosis inhibits oxidative phosphorylation in contracting human skeletal muscle in vivo. J Physiol. 2003 Dec 1;553(Pt 2):589-99. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.045872. Epub 2003 Sep 26.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 14514869 (View on PubMed)

Buchli R, Boesiger P. Comparison of methods for the determination of absolute metabolite concentrations in human muscles by 31P MRS. Magn Reson Med. 1993 Nov;30(5):552-8. doi: 10.1002/mrm.1910300505.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8259055 (View on PubMed)

Kemper WF, Lindstedt SL, Hartzler LK, Hicks JW, Conley KE. Shaking up glycolysis: Sustained, high lactate flux during aerobic rattling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Jan 16;98(2):723-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.98.2.723. Epub 2000 Dec 19.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11120879 (View on PubMed)

Blei ML, Conley KE, Odderson IB, Esselman PC, Kushmerick MJ. Individual variation in contractile cost and recovery in a human skeletal muscle. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1993 Aug 1;90(15):7396-400. doi: 10.1073/pnas.90.15.7396.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Marcinek DJ, Schenkman KA, Ciesielski WA, Conley KE. Mitochondrial coupling in vivo in mouse skeletal muscle. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2004 Feb;286(2):C457-63. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00237.2003. Epub 2003 Oct 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 14522819 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.tri-md.org/

Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes

Other Identifiers

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TRIMDFH 422234

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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