Status:
UNKNOWN
Relationship of Adverse Childhood Experiences to Overweight and Obesity
Lead Sponsor:
Brooke Army Medical Center
Conditions:
Overweight
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-23 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is an association between a variety of adverse childhood experiences and overweight and obesity. The adverse childhood experiences that will be exami...
Detailed Description
Previous studies have clearly demonstrated that there is an association between childhood adversities and a variety of eating and weight problems. The research can be extended by assessing the cumulat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients presenting to the Adolescent Medicine clinic during the study period,
- both male and female,
- between the ages of 18 and 23 years of age,
- will be identified for possible participation in the study regardless of their health status, race, or body habitus.
Exclusion
- Only patients 18 years of age or older will be identified for possible participation in this study because such patients are not minors and could participate without parental consent.
- In addition, the questions from the questionnaire obtained from the Centers for Disease Control have only been assessed for reliability and validity in patients older than 18 years of age, and the questions are worded with the beginning phrase "During the first 18 years of life…"
- Lastly, requiring parental consent when inquiring about household dysfunction and a prior history of abuse would likely result in selection bias based on a higher number of subjects declining to participate. It is likely that more subjects will answer the questions truthfully if parental consent for participation is not required.
- Therefore, inclusion of younger patients would be a detriment to the scientific merit of the study, thus patients younger than age 18 will be excluded.
- The Brooke Army Medical Center Adolescent Medicine Clinic generally only serves patients 12-23 years of age. Therefore, patients above the age of 23 years will also be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00632346
Start Date
September 1 2007
End Date
February 1 2008
Last Update
March 10 2008
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Adolescent Medicine Clinic, Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234