The Physiology of Human Brown Adipose Tissue
NCT04352244
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
Brown fat is a type of fat, found in both children and adults, which can produce heat and regulate the body's metabolism and energy use. White fat is the more common type of fat which is used to store extra calories. Understanding more about differences between brown and white fat may allow us to develop new approaches to improve the body's metabolism.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Adipose Tissue, Brown
- Adipose Tissue
- Obesity
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 18 to 75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- October 31, 2025
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
Massachusetts · 1
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.