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

NCT ID: NCT02038595

Last Updated: 2020-03-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-09-30

Study Completion Date

2013-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study seeks to assess a novel imaging technique to image brown adipose tissue utilizing the norepinephrine transporter.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Brown Adipose Tissue

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Healthy subjects

Healthy subjects (male, female)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

PET imaging

Intervention Type RADIATION

Interventions

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PET imaging

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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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.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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NYU Langone Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Yale University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Robert Sherwin, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Yale University

Locations

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Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Hwang JJ, Yeckel CW, Gallezot JD, Aguiar RB, Ersahin D, Gao H, Kapinos M, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Cheng D, Carson RE, Sherwin R, Ding YS. Imaging human brown adipose tissue under room temperature conditions with (11)C-MRB, a selective norepinephrine transporter PET ligand. Metabolism. 2015 Jun;64(6):747-55. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2015.03.001. Epub 2015 Mar 5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25798999 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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1008007284

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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