Characterization of Dyslipidemia in Adolescent Obesity

Health Diagnostic Laboratory

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT01988454

R2011-2103

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary objective of this pilot study is to characterize the profile of lipoprotein, inflammatory, and metabolic markers of cardiovascular disease in obese adolescents as compared to normal-weight age-matched controls.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 19 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 13-19
• BMI ≥25 (obese) or <25 (normal weight)

Exclusion criteria

• Prior diagnosis of any eating disorder (e.g. anorexia or bulimia)
• Prior diagnosis of any congenital lipid disorder (e.g. familial hypercholesterolemia)
• Current use (or within past 6 months) of any lipid altering medications