CanCan Body Composition Study

ConditionsHealthy Participants Young Healthy Adults Elderly (People Aged 65 or More)

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot listed

Trial typeObservational

Biological sexAll

Age20-90

SponsorPennington Biomedical Research Center

About this trial

The aim of this study is to develop a dataset with reference body composition measurements using criterion methods. This dataset will be used to develop new protocols to study patients with cancer. Obtaining measurements of sodium bromide (NaBr), deuterium dilution (D2O), and D3-Creatine in a stratified sample of adults will determine the accuracy (and precision) of the available devices for ECW, TBW, and skeletal muscle mass measurements.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Being either male or female

Being an adult >20 - <40 or >70 years of age.

Having a body weight of less than 440 pounds

Being willing to comply with the study procedures

Disqualifiers

Being pregnant, attempting to become pregnant, or breastfeeding

Having medical implants such as a pacemaker or metal joint replacements

Having had a mastectomy, breast reduction, or breast implants

Having hair that cannot fit in a swim cap

Trial population

The participants will be community dwelling, have a self-reported ability to walk one-quarter of a mile and climb 10 steps without difficulty, self-reported ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) without difficulty, and no life-threatening conditions or diseases that would alter their body composition from what is typical for their age, sex, and BMI. Overall, participants must be ambulatory, able to withstand lying flat on the DXA table for up to 10 minutes, stand without aid for 2 minutes, weigh less than 440 lbs and be in generally good health.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Cross-sectional

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

40 Participants

are grouped into 1 trial group

Group A: Cross-sectional group

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Skeletal Muscle Mass

Muscle mass

Time frame

Single time point

Sponsors and contacts

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Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Lead sponsor

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