ow cost body composition measurement for nutrition assessment from birth up to 2 years

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Malnutrition; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001318572
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-12-02
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 650

Inclusion Criteria

INCLUSION CRITERIA
1. Written parental informed consent
2. Term gestational age (GA) (=>37+0 – 41+6 weeks GA)
3. =<2 years (24 months) of age
4. Black African or Indian ethnicity
5. Mother >18 years old age
6. Singleton pregnancy
7. Mother lives within the study area
8. Can read and understand English

Exclusion Criteria

EXCLUSION CRITERIA
1. Any maternal condition or impairment with inability to give parental informed consent
2. Neonates: Prematurity (=<36+6 weeks GA) and/ or the presence of any major congenital anomalies or morbidity that may contraindicate the neonatal body composition measurements
3. Infants and/or children: Birth defect (congenital anomalies, preterm birth (=<36+6 weeks GA)
4. Physical or intellectual disability in infants and /or children, influencing physical activity or food habits
5. Chronic health problem in infants and / or children, influencing weight and length
6. If currently enrolled in any other research / clinical study
7. If any DXA scans completed in the past 12 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To investigate the level of correlation between the 3-compartment model and the NIR body composition result[Assessed at a single study visit following recruitment at either age; birth (within 48 hours) 3, 6, 12, 18 or 24 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To investigate the level of correlation between anthropometric variables and the NIR body composition result.[Assessed at single study visit following recruitment at either birth (within first 48 hours), 3, 6, 12, 18 or 24 months];To investigate the level of correlation between subcutaneous fat thickness assessed by ultrasound and the NIR body composition result.[Assessed at single study visit following recruitment at either birth (within first 48 hours), 3, 6, 12, 18 or 24 months<br>]