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

Completed · Early Phase 1

Conditions studied: Brown Adipose Tissue

In brief

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

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02038595

Run by

Yale University

People needed

10

Starts

2012-09-01

Expected to finish

2013-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 30. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

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

You may not qualify if…

• 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.

Where it is running

• Yale University — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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