Health Related QOL, Depression and Lifestyle Changes in Insulin Resistant Adolescents

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City78 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to assess adolescents with Insulin Resistance Syndrome for quality of life and altered health related issues.

Matched historical control study designed to examine outcomes on insulin resistant adolescents who were treated in the Insulin Resistance Syndrome Clinic at Children's Mercy Hospital in the past year. New patients will be screened at baseline, 4 and 12 months to evaluate if there is improvement in the BMI Z-score, HgA1c, lipid profile or waist circumference when depression and/or altered health related quality of life are identified and treated in this population.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Insulin Resistance Depression

Interventions

Adolescents will fill out questionnaires regarding quality of life and dealing with diagnosis of Insulin Resistance Syndrome

Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC)BEHAVIORAL

questionnaire

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 11 YearsMax age: 17 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients 11-17 years of age who are seen in the Insulin Resistance Clinic for the first time * Historical control: Patients 11-19 years of age seen in the Insulin Resistance Clinic during the prior four months Exclusion Criteria: * Co-morbid syndrome (Downs, Turner's, Prader Willi etc) * Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes * Taking Metformin before the initial visit * Taking medication for or diagnosis of a psychiatric condition prior to initial visit * Developmentally delayed

Locations (1)

Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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