Brown Fat Activation and Browning Efficiency Augmented by Chronic Cold and Nutraceuticals for Brown Adipose Tissue-mediated Effect Against Metabolic Syndrome (BEACON BEAMS Study)

NAActive, not recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

60

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 15, 2021

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2023

Study Completion Date

August 16, 2028

Conditions
Energy ExpenditureObesityBrown Adipose Tissue
Interventions
OTHER

Cold Stimulation (CS)

Subject wear cooling vest to stay cool

OTHER

Browning Nutraceutical (BN)

Subject will consume 2000mg of curcumin a naturally-occurring polyphenol antioxidant that is found in turmeric ginger rhizome root

OTHER

Cold Stimulation and Browning Nutraceutical (CSBN)

Subject wear a cooling vest and consume 2000mg of curcumin

Trial Locations (1)

117609

Singapore Institute of Clinical Sciences, Singapore

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

OTHER

collaborator

Canadian Imaging Research Centre (CIRC)

OTHER

collaborator

National University of Singapore

OTHER

collaborator

Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI)

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC)

INDUSTRY

lead

Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), Singapore

OTHER