Energy Expenditure Methodology Infant

N/ACompletedNCT01905085

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute30 enrolled

Overview

Indirect calorimetry is valuable in determining resting energy expenditure in infants, children and adults. This measure will estimate the number of calories needed per day under resting conditions. Adding physical activity measures will help estimate total energy requirements in individuals. With the rise in obesity, numerous programs of prevention are being developed. Being able to characterize carefully energy intake and energy expenditure is one of the challenges of most of these initiatives.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy

Interventions

No interventionDEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 3 MonthsMax age: 3 MonthsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 3 months old +/- 2 weeks * Can fall asleep easily * Usually sleeps more than 30 min * Accept formula as an alternative feeding Exclusion Criteria: * Pulmonary or respiratory disorders

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Measure Resting energy expenditure in infants

We will measure resting energy expenditure in infants and then they will come back for a second visit and get the same measurement to see if there is a significant difference between the two measures.

Time frame: 2 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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