Energy Expenditure Methodology

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute15 enrolled

Overview

This study is simply to test the repeatability of the indirect calorimetry instrument the investigators use for our clinical studies.

Participants will be required to attend two study visits at the Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center. During the first visit, informed consent will be obtained, participant will be measured and an indirect calorimetry assessment to measure resting energy expenditure will be performed. During the second visit, we will repeat the indirect calorimetry assessment to measure resting energy expenditure.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy Adults

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older Exclusion Criteria: * pulmonary or respiratory disorders

Locations (1)

Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

repeatability of test results

test the repeatability of the indirect calorimetry instrument used in other clinical studies at our center

Time frame: 2-3 hours up to 2-3 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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