Status:
RECRUITING
Ethnic Influences on Stress, Energy Balance and Obesity in Adolescents
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, Irvine
Conditions:
Obesity, Adolescent
Stress
Eligibility:
FEMALE
13-17 years
Brief Summary
The study will examine the mechanisms linking race, stress and biobehavioral factors to energy balance and obesity in both natural and controlled environments in African-American and Caucasian adolesc...
Detailed Description
Obesity is one of the most serious public health problems in the US; its prevalence has tripled in the last three decades and is associated with a range of short- and long-term medical and psychosocia...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- African-American, Hispanic, Non-Hispanic White females from 13-17 years old and Tanner Stage ≥III.
- BMI values will be balanced (1/3rd normal, 1/3rd overweight and 1/3rd obese range percentile BMI values) using Center for Disease Control criteria
Exclusion
- Participants with a BMI below the normal range, trying to lose weight, on medications that affect appetite or hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, or with a history of bariatric surgery, will be excluded.
- Restrained or binge eaters, individuals who score below 50 on a 100 mm Visual Analog Scale for foods provided in the study, or those allergic to these foods will be excluded.
- Participants with major psychiatric disorders (e.g., anxiety, eating, mood, substance use disorders) or medical problems (e.g., endocrine disorders or unstable cardiac, pulmonary or renal conditions) will be excluded.
- Pregnant females, or those suspected of being pregnant, will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 16 2017
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 28 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03369691
Start Date
December 16 2017
End Date
February 28 2026
Last Update
February 28 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Universty of California, Irvine
Irvine, California, United States, 92617