Status:
COMPLETED
Energy Cost of Posture Maintenance, Ethnic Differences and the Influence of Metabolic State
Lead Sponsor:
Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation
Conditions:
Energy Expenditure
Eligibility:
MALE
21-40 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the magnitude of changes in energy expenditure and respiratory quotient (RQ) during sitting and standing in Asian men.
Detailed Description
The study will recruit 30-40 young healthy Asian men of Chinese, Malay or Indian descent. Volunteers will visit Clinical Nutrition Research Centre (CNRC) on 1 or 2 occasions: once for consenting and s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy Male
- Age between 21-40 years old
- Chinese, Malay or Indian Ethnicity
- Body mass index between 18.5 - 28 kg/m2
- Normal blood pressure (\<140/90 mmHg)
- Do not have metabolic diseases (such as diabetes, hypertension etc.)
- Do not have glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency
- Do not take prescription medication that may affect metabolism
- Do not intentionally restrict food intake
- Do not have intolerances or allergies to test foods
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 25 2017
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 26 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03378115
Start Date
May 25 2017
End Date
March 26 2018
Last Update
April 3 2018
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Clinical Nutrition Research Cenre
Singapore, Singapore, 117599