Total-body Glucose Utilization in Obesity

Recruiting Phase 4 Interventional Study
Obesity and Overweight
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Prior Safety Data This treatment has already been tested in at least one earlier human trial. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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At a Glance
Age
20 – 60
Sex
Any
Trial phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Basic Science
Participants needed
60 (estimated)
Sponsor
Turku University Hospital · Government
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About This Trial
There are three goals for this study. One is to investigate how different emotions and exposure to cold affect blood flow in the body. The second aim is to study how insulin affects blood flow and tissue glucose uptake, and to study whether this effect is altered in obesity. Last, the study focuses on establishing the lowest dose of a PET radiotracer, oxygen-15 labelled water, that can be used in …
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 20-60 years 2. BMI either 18.5-25 kg/m2 or above 30 kg/m2 3. Use of hormonal contraception for women in child bearing age Exclusion Criteria: 1. In the lean group history of obesity or type 2 diabetes 2. In the group with obesity: current or previous use of GLP-1-agonis…
Contacts

Aino Latva-Rasku, MD, PhD

358+23139857

aehyyp@utu.fi

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Sanna Himanen, RN

358+469200200

sanna.himanen@varha.fi

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