Clinical Trial: Measurement of Body Composition by Air Displacement Plethysmography in Pediatric Intestinal Failure Patients

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Observational




Official Title: Measurement of Body Composition by Air Displacement Plethysmography in Pediatric Intestinal Failure Patients

Brief Summary: This study will determine if air-displacement plethysmography (ADP) provides accurate measurement of body composition (percent body fat and fat-free mass) in pediatric patients with intestinal failure, as compared to body composition measured by alternative standard methods, including deuterium dilution, bioimpedance analysis (BIA), dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) when clinically indicated, and routine anthropometric measurements.