Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Obesity, Childhood
Conditions
Keywords
obese, overweight, abdominal pain, diarrhea
Brief summary
A prospective observational case-control study evaluating the effect of a weight loss intervention program on functional gastrointestinal disorders among overweight and obese children.
Detailed description
The investigators intend to conduct a prospective observational case-control study of overweight and obese children, aged 6-18 years, followed in the child health and sport center at Meir medical center, Kfar-Saba, Israel. Overweight and obese subjects, defined as body mass index (BMI) percentile ≥85%, will be offered to participate. Healthy subjects with normal BMI percentile from other pediatric outpatient clinics as well as relatives and friends of physicians from the pediatric division will be enrolled and serve as the control group. Study visits will be at enrollment and after 3 and 6 months of participation in the intervention program. During the visits the investigators will collect anthropometric measurements (height, weight, BMI, total body fat). Participants (age 10y and above) or their parents (age 6-10y) will fill a validated questionnaire for diagnosis of FGID based on ROME IV criteria. The investigators will also collect data from exercise capability testing and quality of life questionnaires performed regularly (and irrespective of this study) during the intervention program. The investigators will then compare between subjects who succeeded to those who failed in losing at least 5% of their initial body weight as well as to healthy controls with normal BMI percentile.
Interventions
OTHERLife style intervention program
Life style intervention program for the obese/overweight subjects conducted regardless of this study at the child sport and health center at Meir medical center
Sponsors
Meir Medical Center
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* obese / overweight children participating in the life style modification program at the child sport and health center
Exclusion criteria
* other known chronic non-functional gastrointestinal conditions (e.g. Celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis of functional gastrointestinal disorder | 6 months | The number of participants with a diagnosis of functional gastrointestinal disorder according to the Rome IV criteria |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactEyal Zifman, MD
Outcome results
None listed