Home health check: can you trust your own measurements?
NCT ID NCT00542438
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study explores whether adults at low risk for heart disease can reliably measure their own physical activity, fitness, and body size at home using simple tools like pedometers and tape measures. Researchers will compare home-collected data to standard clinic measurements. The goal is to see if home-based methods are practical and accurate for future research.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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62 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2007
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 55 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. low-risk for cardiovascular disease, as defined by the American College of Sports Medicine (under 45 years of age for men and under 55 years of age for women, and less than two cardiovascular risk factors) 2. speaks English 3. able to give informed consent 4. no previous cancer diagnosis Exclusion Criteria: 1. pregnant women 2. children under 18
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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