Energy Expenditure Methodology Infant

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01905085

Enrollment

Registered

2013-07-23

Start date

2011-11-30

Completion date

2014-09-30

Last updated

2015-09-10

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Conditions

Healthy

Brief summary

Indirect calorimetry is valuable in determining resting energy expenditure in infants, children and adults. This measure will estimate the number of calories needed per day under resting conditions. Adding physical activity measures will help estimate total energy requirements in individuals. With the rise in obesity, numerous programs of prevention are being developed. Being able to characterize carefully energy intake and energy expenditure is one of the challenges of most of these initiatives.

Interventions

DEVICENo intervention

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

3 Months to 3 Months

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 3 months old +/- 2 weeks * Can fall asleep easily * Usually sleeps more than 30 min * Accept formula as an alternative feeding

Exclusion criteria

* Pulmonary or respiratory disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Measure Resting energy expenditure in infants	2 days	We will measure resting energy expenditure in infants and then they will come back for a second visit and get the same measurement to see if there is a significant difference between the two measures.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026