Overweight, Quality of Life and Psychological Difficulties in Teenagers

Lille Catholic University173 enrolled

Overview

Obesity is a major public heath issue. It may have various impacts on a patient's life by causing psychological problems, altering a patient's quality of life,etc. These led to the investigators' hypothesis which is examining the psychological dimensions of a teenager suffering for obesity.

There are two groups in this study : healthy volunteers and teenagers suffering from obesity. Patients and healthy volunteers will come to the nutrition clinic center Naturalpha where the patient will complete a questionnaire. The included patients will also complete a questionnaire privately (without the presence of the parents), they will also be weighted and measured. No further tests or questionnaires will be given after the enrollment day.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

173

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

questionnaires about quality of lifeOTHER

all teenagers included in the trial and their parents must complete the questionnaires given of them the day of enrollment.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 11 YearsMax age: 16 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria for obese teenagers : * Patients aged between 11 and 16 years old at the moment of enrollment. * Body Mass Index between the 1st and 2nd degree of the obesity zone (over the 97th percentile curve regarding corpulence curves of the Plan National Nutrition Santé (PNNS) based on the gender (boys/girls)) * The teenagers have an appointment in the pediatric unit of the Saint Vincent de Paul Hospital for an examination regarding excess weight Inclusion Criteria for average weighted teenagers : * Patients aged between 11 and 16 years old at the moment of enrollment * Body Mass Index located between the 3rd and the 97th percentile on the corpulence curves of the PNNS * The teenagers and their parents have replied to and advertisement of the trial Exclusion Criteria for obese children : * Body Mass Index over the 97th percentile curve on the corpulence curves of the PNNS * Handicapped teenagers Exclusion Criteria for average weighted children : * Body Mass Index over the 97th percentile curve or under the 3rd percentile curve on the corpulence curves of the PNNS * Handicapped, asthmatic, obese or diabetic teenagers

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Compare the quality of life of obese and average weighted teenagers

patients are weighted, measured and are asked to complete quality of life questionnaires. The parents are also asked to complete a questionnaire. The questionnaires answered by the teenagers are KIDSCREEN; CES-D; STAI-C; PJNA; EPADV; EPCDV and EQRI, they will be analysed along with the questionnaires completed by the parents, inorder to compare the quality of life of obese and average weighted teenagers.

Time frame: day of enrollment

Secondary Outcomes

Compare psychopathologic symptoms (depression, anxiety and social anxiety) in both populations

Patients are asked to complete quality of life questionnaires. The parents are also asked to complete a questionnaire.

Time frame: day of enrollement

Compare the satisfaction of the needs described in the theory of auto-determination in both populations

Patients are asked to complete quality of life questionnaires. The parents are also asked to complete a questionnaire.

Time frame: day fo enrollment

Explore the link between endured stigmatisation and self esteem for obese teenagers

Patients are asked to complete quality of life questionnaires. The parents are also asked to complete a questionnaire.

Time frame: day of enrollment

Explore the effect of the support of the needs described in the auto-determination theory and their link to endured stigmatisation, quality of life and self esteem, for obese teenagers.

Patients are asked to complete quality of life questionnaires. The parents are also asked to complete a questionnaire.

Time frame: day of enrollment

Explore the possible links between the measured concepts

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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