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A Natural History Study of Metabolic Sizing in Health and Disease

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Summary | Eligibility | Citations | Contacts

Summary

Number

000617-DK

Sponsoring Institute

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Recruitment Detail

Type: Participants currently recruited/enrolled
Gender: Male & Female
Min Age: 2 Years
Max Age: 99 Years

Referral Letter Required

No

Population Exclusion(s)

None

Keywords

Body Composition;
Metabolism;
Body Surface Area;
Natural History

Recruitment Keyword(s)

None

Condition(s)

Metabolic Disorders;
Cancer;
Chronic Kidney Disease;
Diabetes;
Normal Physiology

Investigational Drug(s)

None

Investigational Device(s)

None

Intervention(s)

None

Supporting Site

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Background:

Scientists have long used simple measures (such as height and weight) to estimate how much a person s body uses food (calories) as energy, as commonly called the metabolic rate. But metabolism varies among people with similar body sizes. Scientists now believe the old formulas for estimating metabolic rates may not work well for all people. Researchers want to find more accurate ways to measure a person s metabolism.

Objective:

This natural history study will examine the relationships between metabolism, body composition, and body surface area in a wide range of people.

Eligibility:

Healthy children and adults aged 2 years or older. Also, people aged 2 years or older with conditions that may alter metabolism. These may include diabetes, obesity, renal disease, or cancer.

Design:

Participants will spend 2 days and 1 night in the hospital. They will provide a medical history and answer questions about their activity levels, the foods they eat, and their lifestyle. They will also eat a special diet.

Participants will undergo many tests:

They will lie in a bed with a clear hood covering their head for 30 to 45 minutes to measure the gases in their breath.

They will lie on a padded table for about 15 minutes while their body is scanned.

They will stand on a platform while a 3D scanner measures their body.

They will have a test to measure how fast an electric signal moves through their body.

They will grip an instrument to measure the strength of their hands.

They will drink salty water and provide blood and urine samples.

Participants may be invited to return for these 2-day visits up to 8 times per year. Return visits must be at least 2 weeks apart.

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Eligibility

INCLUSION CRITERIA:

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all the following criteria for their cohort:

Cohort 1 - Healthy Volunteers

- Male or female, aged >=2 years

- In good general health as evidenced by medical history

Cohort 2 - Patients

- Male or female, aged >=2 years

- Diagnosed with diseases thought to alter metabolism or body composition (such as weight loss or gain, diabetes, renal disease, obesity, cancer, etc.) or taking medications thought to alter metabolism or body composition.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:

- Participants over 200 kg due to the weight limit of the equipment.

- Presence of any implanted device that would interfere with measurements.

- Any moderate to severe limitations in mobility that would impede participation

- Hemoglobin less than 10 g/dL.

- Participants with dietary allergies, intolerances or eating patterns that would preclude them from consuming metabolic meals.

- Participants unwilling or unable to give informed consent.

- Participants with any other significant physical, medical, or psychiatric limitations, illness or conditions that may preclude them from completing the majority of the tests in this study per the discretion of the PI.


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Citations:

Not Provided

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Contacts:

Principal Investigator

Referral Contact

For more information:

Kong Y. Chen, Ph.D.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
National Institutes of Health
Building 10
Room 5-5750
10 Center Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
(301) 451-1636
chenkong@niddk.nih.gov

Margaret S. McGehee, C.R.N.P.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
NIHBC 10 - CRC BG RM 6-5740
10 CENTER DR
BETHESDA MD 20892
(301) 594-6799
mcgeheems@mail.nih.gov

Office of Patient Recruitment
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Building 61, 10 Cloister Court
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Toll Free: 1-800-411-1222
Local Phone: 301-451-4383
TTY: TTY Users Dial 7-1-1
ccopr@nih.gov

Clinical Trials Number:

NCT05398783

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