Measurement of Body Fat in Infants (Baby Fat Pilot)

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Brown Adipose Tissue; Body Composition

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03490227

PBRC 2017-050

Details and patient eligibility

About

Up to 10 infants will complete the study aimed to establish a technique for measuring whole body adiposity and brown adipose tissue in infant subjects using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and magnetic resonance imaging, respectively.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 28 days old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy, full-term infant
• aged 14-28 days at Visit 1

Exclusion criteria

• born preterm (<37 weeks gestation)
• implanted metal or electronic objects that render MRI unsafe
• unable to complete 2 clinic visits 1-10 days apart at Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Trial design