Status:

RECRUITING

Validation of Energy Expenditure Measures Study

Lead Sponsor:

University of Leipzig

Collaborating Sponsors:

Helmholtz Center Munich

University of Pisa

Conditions:

Obesity Prevention

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-40 years

Brief Summary

The energy that the human body burns and the amount of food consumed determine a person's body weight. If food intake covers the amount of energy burned, body weight remains constant - a state known a...

Detailed Description

Technical Validation: Eight 24-hour methanol burns within each of the two WRICs will be conducted for technical validation. Biological Validation and Energy Balance Component: After providing inform...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Abilty to provide informed consent
  • Written declaration of consent
  • Healthy study participants
  • Able to perform moderate physical exercise using a bike ergometer
  • Women: continuous contraception/fullicular phase of menstrual cycle

Exclusion

  • Weight change \> 5 kg or 5% of body weight in the last 3 months
  • Nicotine abuse, Alcohol/drug abuse
  • Strenuous physical activity in everyday life \> 1 h per day
  • Body mass index \< 18.5 kg/m² or ≥ 40 kg/m²
  • Chronic diseases with an impact on energy expenditure
  • Food allergy/intolerance, vegan diet
  • Circumstances that speak against the application of wearable accelerometers (e.g. silicone contact allergy)
  • Impaired fasting glucose, diabetes mellitus and prediabetes
  • Pregnancy/breastfeeding
  • Claustrophobia
  • Refusal to communicate incidental findings

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 26 2025

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 31 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

34 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07155564

Start Date

August 26 2025

End Date

January 31 2029

Last Update

January 6 2026

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Department of Internal Medicine, Clinic for Endocrinology, Nephrology and Rheumatology, University of Leipzig

Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, 04103