Open AccessStandardization of Research‐Quality Anthropometric Measurement of Infants and Implementation in a Multicenter Study
Author(s) -
CoburnMiller Christine,
Casey Susan,
Luong Quynh,
Cameron Natalia,
HocevarTrnka Jasna,
Leung Daniel H.,
Gelfond Daniel,
Heubi James E.,
Ramsey Bonnie,
Borowitz Drucy
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical and translational science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1752-8062
pISSN - 1752-8054
DOI - 10.1111/cts.12283
Subject(s) - standardization , anthropometry , multicenter study , medicine , quality (philosophy) , medline , medical physics , computer science , randomized controlled trial , biology , philosophy , biochemistry , epistemology , operating system
Malnutrition is one of the earliest clinical manifestations of cystic fibrosis (CF) and is associated with poorer pulmonary and cognitive outcomes and survival later in life. Infant growth can be a responsive measure for clinical research in this age group if obtained and characterized accurately. We report here the methods to standardize and implement research‐quality anthropometric measurement of infants with cystic fibrosis in the Baby Observational Nutrition Study multicenter trial.