Scientists develop new way to watch your Body's energy at work
NCT ID NCT01827527
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested new ways to measure how the body uses energy by using special imaging and light-based techniques. Healthy volunteers aged 18 to 89 performed simple leg exercises inside a scanner while researchers tracked energy changes in their muscles. The goal was to refine these methods for future research, not to treat any disease.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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31 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Mar 2013
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Healthy adult volunteers
- Ages
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18 to 89 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female * Age 18 - 89 * Healthy (self assessed) * Weight under 350lbs * Able to walk 50 yards without stopping * Able to travel to hospital for study visits * Able to follow a 3-step command * Able to remain in magnetic resonance (MR) scanner for up to 2 hours Exclusion Criteria: * Have internal metal medical devices, including cardiac pacemakers, aortic or cerebral aneurysm clips, artificial heart valves, ferromagnetic implants, shrapnel, wire sutures, joint replacements, bone or joint pins/rods/screws, metal fragments in your eye, or non-removable jewelry such as rings. * Are unwilling or unable to complete the imaging procedures for the duration of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan due to claustrophobia or other reason. * Serious mental illness that might preclude subject's ability to comply with study treatment * Are pregnant or plan on becoming pregnant in the next 8 weeks. * History of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) * Varicose Veins * Known genetic factor (Factor V Leiden, etc.) or hypercoagulable state, including cancer, leukemia - such as chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML), hemoglobinopathies - such as sickle-cell disease and multiple myeloma and other proteinopathies. * Diagnosed peripheral arterial or vascular disease * Family history of primary DVT or PE * Peripheral neuropathy * History of chronic venous stasis or lower extremity edema * Female taking hormonal birth control (oral or otherwise) AND smoker
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes
Orlando, Florida, 32804, United States
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