Energy Expenditure Methodology

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy Adults

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01515332

131306

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is simply to test the repeatability of the indirect calorimetry instrument the investigators use for our clinical studies.

Full description

Participants will be required to attend two study visits at the Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center. During the first visit, informed consent will be obtained, participant will be measured and an indirect calorimetry assessment to measure resting energy expenditure will be performed. During the second visit, we will repeat the indirect calorimetry assessment to measure resting energy expenditure.

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age or older

Exclusion criteria

• pulmonary or respiratory disorders