A Study of New Technologies Measuring Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis

Overview

About this study

This research study is being done to validate new technologies measuring Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis.

Participation eligibility

Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy subjects aged 18-55 years of varying height and weight

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any mental condition which prevents a person from giving informed consent 
  • Pregnant or nursing women cannot particpate due to variability in their regular metabolics
  • Subjects must be able to walk continuously for 1 hour and walk at 3 MPH for 15 minutes
  • Subjects will not have metabolic or mechanical complications and no joint complaints that would prohibit them from walking the amount of time specified in the signed consent form 
  • Documented coronoary artery disease or active joint disease (eg rheumatoid arthritis)  

Participating Mayo Clinic locations

Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.

Mayo Clinic Location Status

Rochester, Minn.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

James Levine, M.D., Ph.D.

Closed for enrollment

Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

James Levine, M.D., Ph.D.

Closed for enrollment

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Additional contact information

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