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To study the effects of overweight and obesity among adolescents and compare percentage body fat and other anthropometeric measures using DXA scan

Study of Metabolic Syndrome and correlation between Percentage Body Fat and Anthropometric Parameters using DXA scan among adolescents with overweight obesity. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/096552
Enrollment
99
Registered
2025-10-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: E660- Obesity due to excess calories

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Dr Koushik H
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adolescents between 10 - 18 years diagnosed with overweight / obesity as per IAP 2015 growth charts.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Adolescents with concomitant endocrine or systemic illness. 2. Suspected or proven cases of monogenic or syndromic obesity.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome of the study is the correlation between Percentage Body Fat, measured using DXA, and various anthropometric indicators of obesity. The outcome will be expressed as the Pearson correlation coefficient to determine the strength and significance of the association.Timepoint: Baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vanshika Chauhan

Kasturba Medical College , Manipal

koushik.h@manipal.edu9242308804

Outcome results

None listed

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