Status:
UNKNOWN
The Impact of Obesity on Children and Adolescents.
Lead Sponsor:
University of Athens
Conditions:
Obesity
Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Eligibility:
All Genders
8-18 years
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to investigate the association of obesity with arterial blood pressure, atherosclerosis, target organ damage (heart, arteries, kidney) and insulin resistance in children and yo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Overweight (85th\<BMI\<95th percentile) and obese (BMI\>=95th percentile) children and adolescents
- No medication treatment (apart from bronchodilators, T4 in euthyroid children)
- No severe mental problem
- Parents' and patients' signed consent
Exclusion
- Severe chronic or acute cardiac disease or other severe chronic or acute disease
- Any acute inflammation
- Familial dyslipidemia
- Clinical hypothyroidism or other endocrinopathy
- Poor compliance.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01231152
Start Date
September 1 2010
End Date
December 1 2012
Last Update
May 25 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Hypertension Center, Third Department of Medicine, University of Athens
Athens, Greece