Measurement of Body Fat in Infants



Status:Recruiting
Healthy:No
Age Range:Any
Updated:2/27/2019
Start Date:April 30, 2018
End Date:June 2020
Contact:Abby D. Altazan, M.S.
Email:Abby.Altazan@pbrc.edu
Phone:225-763-2801

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Up to 10 infants will complete the study aimed to establish a technique for measuring whole
body adiposity and brown adipose tissue in infant subjects using dual energy x-ray
absorptiometry and magnetic resonance imaging, respectively.


Inclusion Criteria:

- healthy, full-term infant

- aged 14-28 days at Visit 1

Exclusion Criteria:

- born preterm (<37 weeks gestation)

- implanted metal or electronic objects that render MRI unsafe

- unable to complete 2 clinic visits 1-10 days apart at Pennington Biomedical Research
Center
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(225) 763-2500
Principal Investigator: Leanne M Redman, Ph.D.
Phone: 225-763-2801
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