Pediatric Obesity
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this project is to establish a bio-repository of diverse specimen types to provide investigators access to specimens in order to further research related to metabolism and the microbiome in the pediatric population.
Detailed description
Human microbial cell lines, stool and/or DNA and RNA will be collected from participants 10-18 years with a BMI greater than 95th percentile and their healthy siblings. Specimens will be collected at 3 time points over a seven month period. Healthy siblings will provide just one blood and stool sample. Samples will be maintained at the Duke Medical Science Research Laboratory.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Patients of the Healthy Lifestyles Program at Duke for the care of children with obesity, a sibling of a patient in the Healthy Lifestyles Program, or is a patient at Duke Children's Primary Care.
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnant females.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The measure of abnormal metabolism using a sample biorepository | 5 years | measures of metabolomics using a sample biorepository |
Countries
United States