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NCT03035903 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Energy Cost for Holding a MedGem® Indirect Calorimeter

A NA study, sponsored by Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
40
Enrollment target

NCT03035903: Completed NA study, sponsored by Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

NCT03035903 is a NA study that has completed, run by Pennington Biomedical Research Center. The registered enrollment target is 40 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03035903, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
40 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The goal of this clinical protocol is to perform a randomized crossover study to determine the energy cost of holding the MedGem® device above a person's normal resting metabolic rate (RMR) compared to not holding the MedGem® device.

Primary Outcome

Resting metabolic rate will be assessed via a DeltaTrac Metabolic Cart

Interventions

  • DEVICE Not holding, then holding the MedGem®
  • DEVICE Holding, then not holding the MedGem®

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 40 participants
Start Date 2017-02-13
Est. Completion 2017-12-31
Phase NA

What the finished NCT03035903 record still lists

NCT03035903 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 40 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Not holding, then holding the MedGem® is the first listed.

NCT03035903 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03035903 about?

NCT03035903 is a clinical study titled "Energy Cost for Holding a MedGem® Indirect Calorimeter". The goal of this clinical protocol is to perform a randomized crossover study to determine the energy cost of holding the MedGem® device above a person's normal resting metabolic rate (RMR) compared to not holding the MedGem® device.

What is the current status of trial NCT03035903?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 40 participants. The study started on 2017-02-13. Estimated completion is 2017-12-31.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03035903?

The interventions under investigation include: Not holding, then holding the MedGem® (DEVICE), Holding, then not holding the MedGem® (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03035903?

This trial is sponsored by Pennington Biomedical Research Center, which has 258 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03035903's enrollment target sits among peer trials

40 1447th of 2000 higher than 465 of 2,000 other NA trials

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03035903, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03035903 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.