Tanita BIA System Validation

Completed

Conditions studied: Body Composition, Circumference Measurements, Tissue Thickness Measurements

In brief

The study is to collect the body composition data using five different methods-bioimpedance analysis (Tanita®), DXA (GE Medical), BodPod (Life Medical), deuterium dilution (heavy water), body circumferences (tape measure, TC2), and tissue thickness by ultrasound (GE Medical, BodyMetrix).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02118675

Run by

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

People needed

150

Starts

2014-01-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-05-05

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Being either male or female
• Being from 5 to 80 years of age
• Being considered normal weight, overweight, or obese based on specified BMI ranges
• Having a bodyweight of less than 440 pounds
• Being willing to comply with the study procedures

You may not qualify if…

• Having metal-containing objects in your body
• Being pregnant or attempting to become pregnant
• Being claustrophobic
• Having medical implants such as a pacemaker or metal joint replacements
• Being a professional athlete or someone with severe oedema or dehydration
• Having a body weight greater than 440 pounds

Where it is running

• Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

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