Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00502931
A Systematic Review on the Accuracy and Reliability the BodyGem/MedGem Metabolic Devices
A Systematic Review on the Accuracy and Reliability of a Hand-Held Indirect Calorimeter for Assessing Energy Needs in Adults & Children
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- —
- Sponsor
- Microlife · Industry
- Sex
- All
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
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Summary
With the number of individuals becoming overweight or obese, healthcare professionals are in need of accurate, reliable, and convenient tools to help personalize weight loss programs. Recently, a new indirect calorimeter (i.e. MedGem / BodyGem; aka "Gem") was introduced as a convenient solution to determine resting metabolic rate (RMR) for assessment of daily energy needs. Several validation and comparison studies were conducted to determine if the Gem device is accurate and reliable. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of previous studies that evaluated the accuracy and reliability of the Gem devices.
Conditions
Timeline
- Start date
- 2006-11-01
- First posted
- 2007-07-18
- Last updated
- 2007-07-18
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00502931. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.