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Study identifier: NCT04328337 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Investigating Whether Acute Elevation of Fatty Acid Levels Alters Cerebral Glucose Transport and Metabolism

Condition: Obesity  ·  Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

PhasePhase 1/Phase 2
Planned participants40
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteersYes

About this study

The goal of this study is to understand the role of brain glucose transport in individuals with obesity and the association with cerebral hypometabolism and these individuals' response to plasma glucose elevations. The main premise is that obesity leads to reduced brain glucose transport and that we can measure this reduction with magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). The secondary premises are that this reduction is driven by elevated non esterified fatty acids which act to turn on specific signaling pathways that regulate brain GLUT1 levels.

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Joseph Palmiotto  ·  919-966-9184  ·  joseph_palmiotto@med.unc.edu

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Locations (2)

Biomedical Research Imaging Center Marsico Hall (UNC)Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesRecruiting
Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) Burnett-Womack Building (UNC)Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesRecruiting

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