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An Examination of Brown Adipose Tissue and Energy Expenditure in Infants
Led by Pennington Biomedical Research Center · Updated on 2025-05-31
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
176 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Excess fetal adipose tissue growth during intrauterine development increases future obesity risk. Development of brown adipose tissue, a highly thermogenic organ in utero, may affect postnatal energy expenditure, thus influencing obesity risk. This pilot research study is designed to understand the developmental origins of energy balance by examining maternal and neonatal factors that influence neonatal brown adipose tissue and to quantify its physiological relevance to energy expenditure in human neonates.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
An Examination of Brown Adipose Tissue and Energy Expenditure in Infants
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Aged 0 weeks to less than 3 weeks at visit 1
- Willing to complete MRI procedures
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to complete two clinic visits within 14 days
- Born with health conditions that would make procedures unsafe
- Born earlier than 36 and 0 days gestation
- Taken a steroid drug since birth
- Has implanted metal or electronic objects that make MRI unsafe
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70808
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Research Team
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Emily W Flanagan, PhD
CONTACT
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Abby D Altazan, MS
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
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Primary Purpose
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Number of Arms
0
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