Status:

COMPLETED

Assessing Inherited Markers of Metabolic Syndrome in the Young

Lead Sponsor:

Eric Hoffman

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Howard University

Conditions:

Metabolic Syndrome

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-35 years

Brief Summary

The AIMM Young study is a collaboration between Children's National Medical Center (CNMC) and colleges/universities nationwide--currently including Howard University (HU), East Carolina University (EC...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • between the ages of 18 and 35 years
  • post-puberty
  • willing and able to provide informed consent
  • stable medical and psychosocial status providing a high likelihood of follow-up and compliance with study protocol
  • all ethnic backgrounds will be included in this study.

Exclusion

  • evidence of clinically relevant systemic disease associated with disorders of glucose metabolism
  • chronic use of glucocorticoid or appetite suppressants
  • concomitant use of drugs known to alter glucose metabolism (i.e., metformin, thiazolidinediones, sulfonylurea receptor agonists and inhibitors of alpha-glucoside hydrolase) or other medications known to alter blood levels being tested in this study
  • inability to provide the requested fasting blood sample
  • pregnancy
  • menopause
  • alcohol dependency (as determined by CAGE screening questionnaire); (8) inability to provide informed consent
  • previous diagnosis or treatment for any hematologic-oncologic disorder
  • history or current treatment for an eating disorder
  • current treatment for weight loss
  • history of bariatric surgery
  • history of neurosurgical procedure
  • participation in another clinical trial involving an investigational drug
  • history of psychiatric disorder, which in the opinion of the investigator would affect the conduct of the proposed trial
  • age younger than 18 or older than 35 at the time of recruitment
  • weight that exceeds the capacity of equipment used for weight measurements.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2007

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

700 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00966407

Start Date

February 1 2007

End Date

December 1 2016

Last Update

February 9 2017

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Children's National Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010