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Home health check: can you trust your own measurements?

NCT ID NCT00542438

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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

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

Phase

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

62 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2007

Expected to finish

May 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

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.

Ages

18 to 55 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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

  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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