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Relationship between linear growth, body composition and metabolic syndrome in pre-school children in India

Exploring interrelationship between linear growth, body composition and metabolic syndrome in pre-school children: a population-based cohort in North India - Dual Burden Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/08/056476
Enrollment
500
Registered
2023-08-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-08-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Not Applicable: Not Applicable Control Intervention1: Not Applicable: Not Applicable

Sponsors

Dr. Nita Bhandari
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Part of WINGS study cohort (control group) and consent to participate. 2. Unlikely to shift out from the study area in next 2 years 3. No history of ongoing major illness or medical condition requiring prolonged treatment or hospitalization or frequent blood transfusion. 4. No history of any immune suppressed state (e.g., on steroids or any immunosuppressive disease,TB, Malignancy)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Any ongoing fever or medical condition persisting for >last 14 days or requires hospitalization 2. Any congenital/acquired disorder affecting growth 3. Receiving concurrent treatment for another condition 4. Failure to obtain informed written consent from parents/guardians 5. Any other condition that in the opinion of the study investigator serves as an exclusion Note for point 1 and 3: These will be temporary exclusion criterion, children will be eligible for inclusion if they are not having any medical conditions, or any concurrent treatment for last 15 days from the day of enrolment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Body fat & Fat free massTimepoint: Once at 5 years of child age

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Lipidomics assessment in a sub sampleTimepoint: once at 5 years of child age;Markers of metabolic syndrome - Overweight - weight-for-height (WFH) 2SD; Obesity - WFH 3SD, - Waist circumference - Triglycerides & high-density lipoprotein (HDL) - Glucose: Insulin ratio, HOMA-IR (Fasting insulin & homeostasis model assessment to quantify insulin resistance) Timepoint: - once at 5 years of child age - once at 5 years of child age - once at 5 years of child age - once at 5 years of child age

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Bireshwar Sinha

Centre for Health Research and Development, Society for Applied Studies

bireshwar.sinha@sas.org.in01146043751

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026