Leipzig Childhood Obesity Study
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Childhood Obesity. Basic parameters: 1 months — 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Germany
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Extended Geno- and Phenotyping of Overweight and Obese Children and Adolescents
Overview
The aim of this study is to identify polymorphisms that make children and adolescents more prone to obesity and metabolic dysfunction, as well as to identify biomarkers that are linked to causes and consequences of obesity.
Detailed description
In order to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms blood and serum samples during oral glucose tolerance testing are routinely obtained from pediatric patients visiting the adiposity outpatient clinic.
Primary outcome measures
- Gene-dependent association with phenotypical traits in overweight and obese children [Time frame: 20 years]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- all pediatric patients seen in the adiposity outpatient clinic
- informed patient consent
Exclusion criteria
- none
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Germany · 1 center
- University Leipzig Medical Center, Department of Women and Child Health, Center for Pediat — Leipzig
Identifiers
NCT: NCT04491344 · ADI cohort Leipzig