Clinical trial
Breath Mass Spectrometry in Metabolic Syndrome and Metabolically Healthy Obesity
Recruiting now · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT07330297
What this study is about
This study aims to develop a non-invasive diagnostic method for metabolic syndrome (MetS) and metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) through analysis of exhaled air. Using proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry combined with machine learning algorithms, we will characterize volatile organic compound profiles in 300 participants across three groups: MetS patients, MHO patients, and healthy controls. The primary goal is to create and validate a classification model capable of accurately differentiating these metabolic states based on breath analysis.
Basic eligibility
Full registry criteria
Treatments and study arms
Breath Sampling and Analysis by PTR-MS
A single sample of exhaled breath will be collected from each participant during quiet breathing. The sample will be analyzed in real-time using Proton-Transfer-Reaction Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (Compact PTR-TOF-MS 1000, Ionicon, Austria) to identify and quantify the spectrum of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
Primary outcomes
Specificity (true negative rate) of the diagnostic model, based on the analysis of exhaled breath VOCs by PTR-MS and subsequent machine learning classification, for distinguishing between participants with Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolically Healthy Obesity, and healthy controls. The value will be reported with a 95% confidence interval.
Sensitivity (true positive rate) of the diagnostic model, based on the analysis of exhaled breath Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) by Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry (PTR-MS) and subsequent machine learning classification, for distinguishing between participants with Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolically Healthy Obesity, and healthy controls. The value will be reported with a 95% confidence interval.
The Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve (AUC-ROC) as a composite measure of the diagnostic performance of the model based on PTR-MS breath analysis and machine learning. The AUC will be calculated for pairwise comparisons between the three study groups (Metabolic Syndrome vs. Metabolically Healthy Obesity; Metabolic Syndrome vs. Control; Metabolically Healthy Obesity vs. Control) and reported with a 95% confidence interval.
Study locations
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