Leipzig Childhood Obesity Study

Extended Geno- and Phenotyping of Overweight and Obese Children and Adolescents

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04491344

Enrollment

3000

Registered

2020-07-29

Start date

2002-01-31

Completion date

2030-01-31

Last updated

2023-11-07

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

Conditions

Childhood Obesity

Keywords

Single nucleotide polymorphisms, Obesity, Insulin resistance, Metabolic syndrome, Oral glucose tolerance test

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

1 Months to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* all pediatric patients seen in the adiposity outpatient clinic * informed patient consent

Exclusion criteria

* none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Gene-dependent association with phenotypical traits in overweight and obese children	20 years

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Primary ContactAntje Körner, Prof, MD

Antje.Koerner@medizin.uni-leipzig.de+49 341 97-26500

Backup ContactRobert Stein, MD

robert.stein@medizin.uni-leipzig.de+49 341 97-26537

Outcome results