Effect of Chronic Catecholamine Overproduction on Brown Adipose Tissue

N/ACompletedNCT01949714

University of Aarhus10 enrolled

Overview

* To investigate the effect of catecholamine excess on brown fat. * To evaluate the effect of brown fat on energy expenditure and lipid and glucose metabolism

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Pheochromocytoma Adrenal Incidentaloma

Interventions

Removal of adrenal tumorPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 10 patients with pheochromocytoma * 5 patients with incidentaloma without hormone production * Age \> 18 years Exclusion Criteria: \- None

Locations (1)

Department of Endocrinology MEA, Aarhus Hospital

Aarhus C, Please Select, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

[18F]FDG uptake in brown adipose tissue

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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