Status:

COMPLETED

Neck Fat Accumulation and Its Relationship to Cardiovascular Risk and Metabolic Syndrome

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Conditions:

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-91 years

Brief Summary

Accumulation of fat in the neck using tape measures has been linked to increased cardiovascular risk. The investigators' hypothesis is that detailed measures of neck fat using computed tomography will...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • no history of malignancy at the time of image acquisition
  • fasting glucose measured immediately prior to PET/CT

Exclusion

  • history of neck cancer, radiation therapy, and/or surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

303 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02205021

Start Date

January 1 2014

Last Update

July 31 2014

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114