NCT01935791

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine what can activate brown adipose tissue (BAT).

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
11

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2013

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2013

Completed
24 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 25, 2013

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 5, 2013

Completed
5.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 5, 2018

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 5, 2018

Completed
2.5 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

May 18, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

May 18, 2021

Status Verified

May 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

5.4 years

First QC Date

July 25, 2013

Results QC Date

June 6, 2019

Last Update Submit

May 17, 2021

Conditions

Keywords

Metabolic Diseases

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Brown Adipose Tissue Activation Following Glucagon or Saline Infusion

    Period 1 Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT) activation measured using metabolic rate of glucose (MR\[gluc\]) during F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET-CT) for Cold PET-CT Vehicle vs Warm PET-CT Vehicle vs warm PET-CT Glucagon.

    2hours

  • Increase in Energy Expenditure Following Glucagon or Saline Infusion

    Period 2 Increase in energy expenditure measured using indirect calorimetry for Cold control vs Warm Control vs Warm Glucagon.

    2hours

Study Arms (9)

Period 1 Visit 1 - Cold PET-CT Vehicle, Visit 2 -Warm PET-CT Vehicle

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Visit 1. Participants underwent F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography, computerised tomography-(PET)CT, whilst wearing a cooling vest and receiving an infusion of gelofusine. Visit 2 Participants underwent F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography, computerised tomography-(PET)CT, whilst receiving an infusion of gelofusine without a cooling vest.

Other: Period 1 Visit 1 - Cold PET-CT Vehicle, Visit 2 -Warm PET-CT Vehicle

Period 1 Visit 1 - Cold PET-CT Vehicle, Visit 2 -Warm PET-CT Glucagon

EXPERIMENTAL

Visit 1. Participants underwent F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography, computerised tomography-(PET)CT, whilst wearing a cooling vest and receiving an infusion of gelofusine Visit 2 Participants underwent F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography, computerised tomography-(PET)CT, whilst receiving an infusion of Glucagon at a dose of 50ng/kg/min without a cooling vest.

Drug: Period 1 Visit 1 - Cold PET-CT Vehicle, Visit 2 -Warm PET-CT Glucagon

Period 1 Visit 1 - Cold PET-CT Vehicle, no visit 2 as BAT negative

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Visit 1. Participants underwent F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography, computerised tomography-(PET)CT, whilst wearing a cooling vest and receiving an infusion of gelofusine. No brown adipose tissue (BAT) identified on visit 1, therefore no visit 2.

Other: Period 1 Visit 1 - Cold PET-CT Vehicle, no visit 2 as BAT negative

Period 2 - Visit 1 Warm Control vehicle, Visit 2 Warm Glucagon, Visit 3 Cold control

EXPERIMENTAL

Visit 1- Each participant had calorimetry testing and thermal imaging whilst receiving an infusion of gelofusine. They were situated in an ambient temperature of 22-25 degrees celsius. Visit 2 - Each participant had calorimetry testing and thermal imaging whilst receiving an infusion of Glucagon at a dose of 50ng/kg/min. They were situated in an ambient temperature of 22-25 degrees celsius. Visit 3 - Each participant had calorimetry testing and thermal imaging whilst receiving an infusion of gelofusine and wearing a cooling vest.

Drug: Period 2 - Visit 1 Warm Control vehicle, Visit 2 Warm Glucagon, Visit 3 Cold control

Period 2 - Visit 1 Warm Glucagon, Visit 2 Cold control , Visit 3 Warm control

EXPERIMENTAL

Visit 1- Each participant had calorimetry testing and thermal imaging whilst receiving an infusion of Glucagon at a dose of 50ng/kg/min. They were situated in an ambient temperature of 22-25 degrees celsius. Visit 2 - Each participant had calorimetry testing and thermal imaging whilst receiving an infusion of gelofusine and wearing a cooling vest. Visit 3 Each participant had calorimetry testing and thermal imaging whilst receiving an infusion of gelofusine. They were situated in an ambient temperature of 22-25 degrees celsius.

Drug: Period 2 - Visit 1 Warm Glucagon, Visit 2 Cold control , Visit 3 Warm control

Period 2 -Visit 1 cold control, Visit 2 warm control, Visit 3 Warm glucagon

EXPERIMENTAL

Visit 1 - Each participant had calorimetry testing and thermal imaging whilst receiving an infusion of gelofusine and wearing a cooling vest. Visit 2 - Each participant had calorimetry testing and thermal imaging whilst receiving an infusion of gelofusine. They were situated in an ambient temperature of 22-25 degrees celsius. Visit 3 - Each participant had calorimetry testing and thermal imaging whilst receiving an infusion of Glucagon at a dose of 50ng/kg/min. They were situated in an ambient temperature of 22-25 degrees celsius.

Drug: Period 2 -Visit 1 cold control, Visit 2 warm control, Visit 3 Warm glucagon

Period 2 -Visit 1 cold control, visit 2 warm glucagon, visit 3 warm control

EXPERIMENTAL

Visit 1 - Each participant had calorimetry testing and thermal imaging whilst receiving an infusion of gelofusine and wearing a cooling vest. Visit 2- Each participant had calorimetry testing and thermal imaging whilst receiving an infusion of Glucagon at a dose of 50ng/kg/min. They were situated in an ambient temperature of 22-25 degrees Celsius. Visit 3 - Each participant had calorimetry testing and thermal imaging whilst receiving an infusion of gelofusine. They were situated in an ambient temperature of 22-25 degrees Celsius.

Drug: Period 2 -Visit 1 cold control, visit 2 warm glucagon, visit 3 warm control

Period 2- Visit 1 Warm glucagon, visit 2 warm control, visit 3 cold control

EXPERIMENTAL

Visit 1- Each participant had calorimetry testing and thermal imaging whilst receiving an infusion of Glucagon at a dose of 50ng/kg/min. They were situated in an ambient temperature of 22-25 degrees Celsius. Visit 2 Each participant had calorimetry testing and thermal imaging whilst receiving an infusion of gelofusine. They were situated in an ambient temperature of 22-25 degrees Celsius. Visit 3- Each participant had calorimetry testing and thermal imaging whilst receiving an infusion of gelofusine and wearing a cooling vest.

Drug: Period 2- Visit 1 Warm glucagon, visit 2 warm control, visit 3 cold control

Period 2 - Visit 1 Warm control, visit 2 cold control, visit 3 warm glucagon

EXPERIMENTAL

Visit 1 Each participant had calorimetry testing and thermal imaging whilst receiving an infusion of gelofusine. They were situated in an ambient temperature of 22-25 degrees Celsius. Visit 2- Each participant had calorimetry testing and thermal imaging whilst receiving an infusion of gelofusine and wearing a cooling vest. Visit 3 Each participant had calorimetry testing and thermal imaging whilst receiving an infusion of Glucagon at a dose of 50ng/kg/min. They were situated in an ambient temperature of 22-25 degrees Celsius

Drug: Period 2 - Visit 1 Warm control, visit 2 cold control, visit 3 warm glucagon

Interventions

Temperature

Period 1 Visit 1 - Cold PET-CT Vehicle, Visit 2 -Warm PET-CT Vehicle

Hormone

Period 1 Visit 1 - Cold PET-CT Vehicle, Visit 2 -Warm PET-CT Glucagon

Temperature

Period 1 Visit 1 - Cold PET-CT Vehicle, no visit 2 as BAT negative

Hormone

Period 2 - Visit 1 Warm Control vehicle, Visit 2 Warm Glucagon, Visit 3 Cold control

Hormone

Period 2 - Visit 1 Warm Glucagon, Visit 2 Cold control , Visit 3 Warm control

hormone

Period 2 -Visit 1 cold control, Visit 2 warm control, Visit 3 Warm glucagon

hormone

Period 2 -Visit 1 cold control, visit 2 warm glucagon, visit 3 warm control

hormone

Period 2- Visit 1 Warm glucagon, visit 2 warm control, visit 3 cold control

Hormone

Period 2 - Visit 1 Warm control, visit 2 cold control, visit 3 warm glucagon

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • aged \>18 years

You may not qualify if:

  • medical conditions
  • recreational drug use
  • participation in other trials within the preceding 2 months
  • blood donation within 3 months of study participation

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Imperial College London

London, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Salem V, Izzi-Engbeaya C, Coello C, Thomas DB, Chambers ES, Comninos AN, Buckley A, Win Z, Al-Nahhas A, Rabiner EA, Gunn RN, Budge H, Symonds ME, Bloom SR, Tan TM, Dhillo WS. Glucagon increases energy expenditure independently of brown adipose tissue activation in humans. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2016 Jan;18(1):72-81. doi: 10.1111/dom.12585. Epub 2015 Nov 20.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Metabolic Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Results Point of Contact

Title
Dr Chioma Izzi-Engbeaya
Organization
Imperial College London

Study Officials

  • Waljit Dhillo

    Imperial College London

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 25, 2013

First Posted

September 5, 2013

Study Start

July 1, 2013

Primary Completion

November 5, 2018

Study Completion

November 5, 2018

Last Updated

May 18, 2021

Results First Posted

May 18, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-05

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations