NCT04326192Recruiting
Brown Adipose Tissue Activation by Spinal Cord Stimulation
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 25 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The objective of this study is to investigate and utilize spinal cord stimulation (SCS) as an effective approach to eliciting weight loss and potentially alleviating Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), as evidenced by increasing metabolism of adipose tissue.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 10 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 26 Mar 2020
- Start date
- 19 Feb 2021
- Primary completion date
- 31 Dec 2028
- Lead sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
- Diseases
- Obesity, Type 2 diabetes
- NCT number
- NCT04326192
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 10
- From 19 Feb 2021 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2028
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Other
- Not considering SCS for pain
- Forensic patient
- Taking beta blockers
- Weight change \> 5% within last 3 months
- Habitual tobacco use
- Habitual excessive alcohol use
- Pregnancy
- Decisionally impaired adults
- Children
- Neonates
- Subjects with a BMI of \<25 or \>45
Who the study is looking for
- Age: 21-70 years
- Persistent neuropathic leg and back pain
- Subjects who are already planning to undergo SCS for pain
- Subjects who have not received a prior SCS trial for pain
- Subjects with a BMI of 25-45, using formula; weight (lb) / \[height (in)\]2 x 703
Age in the registry: 21 years to 70 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Health Science University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Portland | United States | Recruiting |
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