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Body Composition Measurements in Pneumonia

NCT04223453 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2020-01-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to validate and standardize bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA, Maltron BioScan touch i8) for estimating body composition in hospitalized elderly patients with pneumonia. Body composition assessments with BIA and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA,

Conditions

  • Acute Infection Respiratory

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

BIA and DXA

Patients with acute pneumonia measured simultaneously with DXA-scan and BIA-impedance

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hillerod Hospital, Denmark

    collaborator OTHER

  • Jens Rikardt Andersen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jens R Andersen, MD,MPA · University of Copenhagen, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-05
Primary Completion
2019-07-17
Completion
2019-09-30

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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