Leipzig Childhood Obesity Study

University of Leipzig

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Childhood Obesity

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04491344

ADI cohort Leipzig

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 3,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 month to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

3,000 participants in 3 patient groups

Children with overweight and obesity

Description:

Overweight and obese children and adolescents visiting the adiposity outpatient clinic.

adults

Description:

follow up of patients into adulthood

control group

Description:

matched control group with children, adolescents and aduts without obesity