Glucocorticoid Long-term Administration: Effect on Cold Induced Energy Expenditure and Resting Metabolic Rate

CompletedOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

7

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 1, 2019

Primary Completion Date

December 1, 2021

Study Completion Date

December 1, 2021

Conditions
Thermoregulation Impairment
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Indirect calorimetry

Resting energy expenditure

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Skin Temperature

Temperature: supraclavicular, infraclavicular, abdominal, mid-thigh, non-dominant lower arm, middle finger tip, left lower leg, left dorsal foot, ear thermometer

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Dual energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA)

Body composition

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Blood Sampling

thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free triiodothyronine (fT3), free thyroxine (fT4), HbA1c, Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21)

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

FDG-PET

Dynamic PET scanning of the neck-region

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Capillary glucose

Prior to fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET in order to avoid hyperglycemia

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Biopsy of supraclavicular adipose tissue (optional)

Ultrasound guided biopsy of the supraclavicular adipose tissue

Trial Locations (1)

4031

University Hospital Basel, Department of Endocrinology, Basel

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

ETH Zurich

OTHER

lead

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

OTHER

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