Validation of the Mercy TAPE
Completed
Conditions studied: Weight
In brief
In 'real-world' health care settings there exist a number of circumstances where the weight of a child is desirable or even necessary but unavailable. Numerous weight estimation strategies have been described but each has limitations. Investigators at Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics recently developed a weight estimation method and tool that addresses the limitations of previously published methods. This study is intended to validate the device in a population of children 2 months to 16 years of age.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01507090
- Run by
- Susan Abdel-Rahman
- People needed
- 642
- Starts
- 2012-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2012-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-02-10
Who can join
Age: 0 and older, up to 16. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- age between 2 months and 16 years of age
- capable of having the measurements performed
- parent or legal guardian is willing and able to provide verbal permission and, when appropriate, the participant has provided verbal assent to participate.
You may not qualify if…
- unwilling to participate in the study procedures
- known or apparent limb deformities
- presence of any external medical equipment attached to the child
- underlying pathological condition that would produce abnormal body composition for age (e.g. edema)
- underlying pharmacologic management that would produce abnormal body composition for age (e.g. chronic oral corticosteroid use)
- In the opinion of the physicians providing patient care and those conducting the study, there are real or perceived contraindications for inclusion as a participant in the study
Where it is running
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
- Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics — Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Milton Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
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