Pediatric Metabolic Syndrome Study

Medical University of South Carolina477 enrolled

Overview

The Pediatric Metabolic Syndrome Study is an observational study being conducted at the Medical University of South Carolina to investigate cardiometabolic risk parameters in obese subjects ages 4 to 21. A detailed assessment is performed on eligible subjects including fasting labwork, anthropometrics, nutrition analysis, body composition testing, echocardiography, and carotid IMT measurements.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

477

Conditions

Metabolic Syndrome Overweight and Obesity Cardiovascular Risk Factor

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 4 YearsMax age: 21 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: age 4 to 21 years history of obesity (BMI at or over the 95th% for age/gender) Exclusion Criteria: age below 4 or above 21 years no history of obesity current pregnancy current chronic oral steroid use current insulin use

Locations (1)

MUSC

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

fasting insulin

Time frame: baseline

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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