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Belly fat measurement showdown: tape measure vs. High-Tech scale

NCT ID NCT01283113

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Joslin Diabetes Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at two easy methods to measure hidden belly fat in 110 adults with type 2 diabetes. Researchers compared a simple waist measurement to a device that sends a mild electrical signal through the body. The goal was to see which method better relates to heart disease risk factors.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

110 people

The number who actually took part.

Start date

Aug 2010

Finished

Jan 2017

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

The investigators will identify and recruit 500 patients. Participants for this study (men and women) will be recruited for the diabetes outpatient clinic of the Joslin Diabetes Center. Subjects from minority and various ethnic/racial groups will be invited to participate in the study at the same proportional to Massachusetts's population, which is 86.5% white, 6.9 Black, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska, 4.9 Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander and 8.2% of Hispanic or Latino origin. The investigators will monitor our recruitment by gender and race/ethnicity and modify our recruitment procedures if necessary to ensure that there is no selection bias due to these factors.

Ages

18 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Established type 2 diabetes * Age 18 - 80 * Body mass index (BMI) between 20-45 Kg/m2. * Willing to undergo laboratory and anthropometric assessments. Exclusion Criteria: * The study will not include women who are pregnant, or are not using reliable birth control methods or who they think that they might be pregnant due to potential risk of fetal affection. * Subjects with known malignancy, treated or untreated will be excluded (except treated skin melanoma). * Subjects with major psychological problems or a major eating disorder will be excluded. * Subjects with heart Pacemaker or any other electronic devices attached to their body will be excluded. * Subjects with confirmed type 1 diabetes or positive anti GAD antibodies test will be excluded

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome metabolic syndrome X Obesity obesity disorder type 2 diabetes mellitus

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Metabolic syndrome Obesity Type 2 diabetes

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Joslin Diabetes Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

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