Validation of Hand Held Indirect Calorimeter in Overweight and Obese Patients

Completed

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine, in a group of overweight or obese volunteers, if a handheld indirect calorimeter can accurately measures oxygen consumption to determine resting metabolic rate compared to a portable indirect calorimeter.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00670969

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

101

Starts

2008-05-01

Expected to finish

2014-02-10

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age at least 18 years (no upper limit).
• Able to fast overnight.
• Have a BMI no less than 25 kg/m2.

You may not qualify if…

• All others

Where it is running

• Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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