Status:
COMPLETED
Generation of Prediction Equations for BIA of the Elderly
Lead Sponsor:
Seca GmbH & Co. Kg.
Conditions:
Healthy Elderly
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Brief Summary
The objective of the study is to develop prediction equations for calculating Fat-Free Mass FFM, Total Body Water TBW, Extracellular Water ECW, Visceral Adipose Tissue VAT, total Skeletal Muscle Mass ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- male and female subjects older than 60 years,
- stable medication (no changes during the past 6 months),
- subjects need to be able to sign the informed consent and privacy policy
Exclusion
- acute disease
- intake of diuretics
- wearing of support stockings
- edema diagnosed by inspection and palpation of lower limbs
- paralysis e.g. after a stroke
- neurodegenerative diseases e.g. ALS
- tumors in treatment
- amputation
- electronic implants e.g. pacemaker
- under the skin applied injection systems (e.g. insulin pumps or pain pumps)
- probands who cannot provide an ICF by themselves
- probands who might be dependent from the sponsor or the investigation site
- current alcohol abuse
- active prostheses
- electronic life-support systems, e.g. artificial heart, artificial lung
- portable electronic medical devices, e.g. ECG devices or infusion pumps
- metallic implants
- cochlea implants und heart valves prothesis (e.g. Starr-Edwards-Prothesis)
- vessel clips in the brain or medulla applied before 1995
- defeatable pumps
- catheter
- iron or metallic parts in the body (e.g. shard of metal)
- dental braces
- magnetic tooth implants
- not removeable piercings
- extensive tattoos
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 22 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 8 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04028648
Start Date
January 22 2019
End Date
January 8 2020
Last Update
February 14 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Institute of Human Nutrition and Food Science
Kiel, Germany, 24105