Depression, Insulin Resistance
Conditions
Keywords
Health-Related Quality of Life
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to assess adolescents with Insulin Resistance Syndrome for quality of life and altered health related issues.
Detailed description
Matched historical control study designed to examine outcomes on insulin resistant adolescents who were treated in the Insulin Resistance Syndrome Clinic at Children's Mercy Hospital in the past year. New patients will be screened at baseline, 4 and 12 months to evaluate if there is improvement in the BMI Z-score, HgA1c, lipid profile or waist circumference when depression and/or altered health related quality of life are identified and treated in this population.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALHealth-Related Quality of Life instrument
Adolescents will fill out questionnaires regarding quality of life and dealing with diagnosis of Insulin Resistance Syndrome
BEHAVIORALDepression Scale for Children (CES-DC)
questionnaire
Sponsors
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
11 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients 11-17 years of age who are seen in the Insulin Resistance Clinic for the first time * Historical control: Patients 11-19 years of age seen in the Insulin Resistance Clinic during the prior four months
Exclusion criteria
* Co-morbid syndrome (Downs, Turner's, Prader Willi etc) * Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes * Taking Metformin before the initial visit * Taking medication for or diagnosis of a psychiatric condition prior to initial visit * Developmentally delayed
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed