Diagnostic Ultrasound for Measuring Fat of the Body

Northwestern University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Subcutaneous Fat

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: LOGIQ P6 Diagnostic Ultrasound

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03871556

STU002089391

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to provide information about human subcutaneous fat thickness at different anatomic sites on the body by measuring these thicknesses with a diagnostic ultrasound and also by correlating patient perceptions of body image with measured fat distribution.

Subjects currently living in the Chicago metropolitan area and meet inclusion/exclusion criteria will be considered for enrollment.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Males or females 18-85 years old.
• Subjects are in good health as judged by the investigator.
• Subjects with Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18-29.99.
• Subjects who are willing and have the ability to understand and provide informed consent for participation in the study and are able to communicate with the investigator

Exclusion criteria

• Evidence of another skin condition affecting the treatment area that would interfere with clinical assessments
• Pregnant or breast feeding
• Uncooperative patients or patients with neurological disorders who are incapable of following directions
• Subjects who are unable to understand the protocol or give informed consent (including non-English speaking patients)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 1 patient group

Experimental Group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: LOGIQ P6 Diagnostic Ultrasound