ObesityBreezingNCT02981160
Validation of a Personal Breath Analyzer for Diet and Energy Expenditure Assessment and Management
A study testing Dietary in people with Obesity, run by Banner Health at 2 sites in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of the research is to determine energy expenditure rates and diet and/ physical activity metabolic features of an individual using current state technologies and a new technology created at the Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors at ASU. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 50 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Obesity
- What is being tested?
- Dietary
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 0 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- Dec 2016to Jun 2018
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 50 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Females or Males between 18 and 50 yo
- Class II and Class III Obesity (BMI 35 and above)
Who cannot join
- No Obesity. Patients with normal BMI
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country.
United States2 sites
Banner Gateway Medical Center
Gilbert, Arizona, 85234
Banner Estrella Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona, 85037
About this study
The purpose of the research is to determine energy expenditure rates and diet and/ physical activity metabolic features of an individual using current state technologies and a new technology created at the Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors at ASU. This is a pilot study which intent is to validate this device for use in the weight loss patient population.
This study will involve research of metabolic physiological parameters that are measured through the breath of the individuals, together with other physical parameters (weight, height, date of birth, fat and lean body composition via bio-impedance, heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate) assessed in the clinic, and a questionnaire about diary physical activities. The study will involve withdrawn of breath samples at resting conditions, and under diets or physical activities regimes.
This instrument will assist our patients in terms of tailoring their diet/nutrition through their weight loss journey prior and after surgery. As a new technology, it will be an excellent tool for compliance assessment and engagement with the Weight Loss Program as well as for long term follow up.
Read the detailed description
The Breezing® device is a new technology locally invented in the state of Arizona that uses a sensor cartridge and a flow meter to determine the rate of consumed oxygen and produced carbon dioxide in the breath. The sensing technology of the new indirect calorimeter, which used a cell-phone camera as the optical detector. The current Breezing® device uses a code to carry calibration parameters of a single-use sensor cartridge, which can be scanned and recognized by the mobile application (app). The device is 6.0 oz. (170 g), and 1.8 in × 2.1 in × 4.8 in (4.7 cm × 5.4 cm × 12.3 cm), and connects wirelessly to an iOS mobile device, using Bluetooth 4.0 technology.
The mobile device (phone or tablet) receives data from the device, processes information, and then provides test results and summaries through a graphic user interface. It determines the energy expenditure from the measurement of VO2 and VCO2 according to the Weir equation, along with RQ. In addition to the sensor cartridge, the Breezing® device is used with a non-rebreathing 2-valvesmouthpiece.
This new device will provide a more precise information regarding metabolic rate in our Bariatric Patients to better tailor their preoperative diet and monitor their weight loss.
Up to date, this device was never used or validated before in the Bariatric population under this setting.
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Being tested
- Dietary
- Medical subject headings
- Obesity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
DietaryOther
The REE testing will be done with the Breezing device, a breath analyzer developed at Arizona State University. The Breezing device is an indirect calorimetry analyzer that measures the rate of oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production, and determines how much energy the body is burning (REE), and the type of nutrients the body uses to produce energy (energy source). The Breezing device is a cellphone-size, battery-operated, portable technology that syncs with smartphones and electronic pads. The patients will be asked to breathe into a mouthpiece connected to the Breezing device; the data will be then beamed wirelessly to the device. The breath analysis data will displayed on the screen in conjunction with an estimate of total calories burned each day (total energy expenditure, TEE).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Care Group | No intervention | The participants assigned to this group will follow a standard weight loss program for 12-months. This patients will be instructed by the Weight loss program registered dietitian/diet tech in clinic in terms of nutrition regimen, daily intake and calories.Patients will be followed up monthly as per clinic protocol. All visits will include physical measurements including body mass index (BMI) based on height and weight, blood pressure, and body composition (fat percentage). Body composition will be assessed during clinic visits by bio-impedance. Waist circumference (cm) will be measured at the umbilicus. |
| Mobile Device Assistant Group | Experimental | This group will follow the same weight loss protocol, monitoring, and clinic visits as the standard weight loss group described above, but will also use the mobile health tool (Breezing) to track REE every visit. This data will be loaded onto an accompanying electronic pad using the Breezing "app" and will be transmitted electronically to the study investigators who will use the information to adjust dietary and physical activity recommendations and targets. The test will be performed at initial visit, 2 weeks, 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after started. Receives: Other: Dietary |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Improve weight loss measures
Improve weight loss from a standard weight loss program from a mobile breath analyzer device. The device may provide more precise information regarding the metabolic rate in bariatric patients, this device may better tailor patients preoperative diet and assist in monitoring their weight loss.
Measured: 12 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Dec 2016 (estimated)
- Study startDec 2016
- Primary completionJun 2018 (estimated)
- Study completionJun 2018 (estimated)
Why it stopped: Pending Organization approval
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for ObesityStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Diagnosis
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Banner Health
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Arizona State University, University of Arizona
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Flavia Soto, Banner Health
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02981160
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Breezing Study
- Acronym
- Breezing
- Status last verified
- Apr 2017
- First submitted
- 10 Nov 2016
- Last updated
- 13 Apr 2017
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: Baseline and demographic characteristics will be summarized by standard descriptive summaries (e.g. means and standard deviations for continuous variables such as age and percentages for categorical variables such as gender). We will measure differences in weight loss in the two groups using the Mann-Whitney U test
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 Apr 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Validation of a Personal Breath Analyzer for Diet and Energy Expenditure Assessment and Management
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02981160
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Breezing / Breezing Study
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- WithdrawnReason stopped: Pending Organization approval
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Banner HealthUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Arizona State University, University of Arizona
- Study start
- Dec 2016
- Primary completion
- Jun 2018 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Jun 2018 (estimated)
- First posted
- 5 Dec 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of the research is to determine energy expenditure rates and diet and/ physical activity metabolic features of an individual using current state technologies and a new technology created at the Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors at ASU. This is a pilot study which intent is to validate this device for use in the weight loss patient population.
This study will involve research of metabolic physiological parameters that are measured through the breath of the individuals, together with other physical parameters (weight, height, date of birth, fat and lean body composition via bio-impedance, heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate) assessed in the clinic, and a questionnaire about diary physical activities. The study will involve withdrawn of breath samples at resting conditions, and under diets or physical activities regimes.
This instrument will assist our patients in terms of tailoring their diet/nutrition through their weight loss journey prior and after surgery. As a new technology, it will be an excellent tool for compliance assessment and engagement with the Weight Loss Program as well as for long term follow up.
Detailed description
The Breezing® device is a new technology locally invented in the state of Arizona that uses a sensor cartridge and a flow meter to determine the rate of consumed oxygen and produced carbon dioxide in the breath. The sensing technology of the new indirect calorimeter, which used a cell-phone camera as the optical detector. The current Breezing® device uses a code to carry calibration parameters of a single-use sensor cartridge, which can be scanned and recognized by the mobile application (app). The device is 6.0 oz. (170 g), and 1.8 in × 2.1 in × 4.8 in (4.7 cm × 5.4 cm × 12.3 cm), and connects wirelessly to an iOS mobile device, using Bluetooth 4.0 technology.
The mobile device (phone or tablet) receives data from the device, processes information, and then provides test results and summaries through a graphic user interface. It determines the energy expenditure from the measurement of VO2 and VCO2 according to the Weir equation, along with RQ. In addition to the sensor cartridge, the Breezing® device is used with a non-rebreathing 2-valvesmouthpiece.
This new device will provide a more precise information regarding metabolic rate in our Bariatric Patients to better tailor their preoperative diet and monitor their weight loss.
Up to date, this device was never used or validated before in the Bariatric population under this setting.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Diagnosis
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Care Group | No intervention | –The participants assigned to this group will follow a standard weight loss program for 12-months. This patients will be instructed by the Weight loss program registered dietitian/diet tech in clinic in terms of nutrition regimen, daily intake and calories.Patients will be followed up monthly as per clinic protocol. All visits will include physical measurements including body mass index (BMI) based on height and weight, blood pressure, and body composition (fat percentage). Body composition will be assessed during clinic visits by bio-impedance. Waist circumference (cm) will be measured at the umbilicus. |
| Mobile Device Assistant Group | Experimental | Other: DietaryThis group will follow the same weight loss protocol, monitoring, and clinic visits as the standard weight loss group described above, but will also use the mobile health tool (Breezing) to track REE every visit. This data will be loaded onto an accompanying electronic pad using the Breezing "app" and will be transmitted electronically to the study investigators who will use the information to adjust dietary and physical activity recommendations and targets. The test will be performed at initial visit, 2 weeks, 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after started. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 50 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Females or Males between 18 and 50 yo
- Class II and Class III Obesity (BMI 35 and above)
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- No Obesity. Patients with normal BMI
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| DietaryThe REE testing will be done with the Breezing device, a breath analyzer developed at Arizona State University. The Breezing device is an indirect calorimetry analyzer that measures the rate of oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production, and determines how much energy the body is burning (REE), and the type of nutrients the body uses to produce energy (energy source). The Breezing device is a cellphone-size, battery-operated, portable technology that syncs with smartphones and electronic pads. The patients will be asked to breathe into a mouthpiece connected to the Breezing device; the data will be then beamed wirelessly to the device. The breath analysis data will displayed on the screen in conjunction with an estimate of total calories burned each day (total energy expenditure, TEE). | Other | Mobile Device Assistant Group |
Primary outcome
Improve weight loss measures
Time frame: 12 months
Improve weight loss from a standard weight loss program from a mobile breath analyzer device. The device may provide more precise information regarding the metabolic rate in bariatric patients, this device may better tailor patients preoperative diet and assist in monitoring their weight loss.
Results and safety
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 Apr 2017.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. Baseline and demographic characteristics will be summarized by standard descriptive summaries (e.g. means and standard deviations for continuous variables such as age and percentages for categorical variables such as gender). We will measure differences in weight loss in the two groups using the Mann-Whitney U test
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Dietary in people with Obesity, run by Banner Health at 2 sites in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Apr 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Improve weight loss measures (time frame: 12 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Apr 2017.