A Cold Physical Treatment to Manage Insulin Resistance

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2016
Insulin resistant volunteers will choose to undergo an 8-week cold treatment, 2 hours per day, to selective regions of the body enriched with brown fat including neck, supraclavicular and interscapular regions) in combination with electroacupuncture (EA). Their insulin sensitivity and glucose and lipid homeostasis will be measured. The brown fat activation will be assessed by positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT)-scans and/or serum marker measurements.
Epistemonikos ID: d7a22f5873a8a6b50b47202c2f2ee8228a756dfd
First added on: May 17, 2024