Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 7Years - 12Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
NCT06861868

Brain and Behavior Influences on Obesity Development From Infancy Through Childhood

Led by Johns Hopkins University · Updated on 2026-05-07

210

Participants Needed

4

Research Sites

225 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

J

Johns Hopkins University

Lead Sponsor

N

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

The investigators project, RESONATE, aims to investigate why some children develop obesity. To do this it uses data on eating and eating-related behaviors, genetic and environmental factors, and brain structure and function. This data is collected in a sub-sample of RESONANCE, a large study of families of children from infancy through childhood. The results will lay foundations for the development of early interventions to prevent or treat obesity.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Brain and Behavior Influences on Obesity Development From Infancy Through Childhood

Who Can Participate

Age: 7Years - 12Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Participants must be from the RESONANCE cohort
  • Participants must be between 7 and 12 years old during the study period
  • Participants must have no food allergies
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Exposure in the womb to alcohol, cigarettes, or illicit substances
  • Abnormalities detected in first trimester fetal ultrasound
  • Complicated pregnancy such as pre-eclampsia
  • Complicated delivery including low APGAR scores or NICU admission
  • History of neurological disorders like epilepsy
  • History of psychiatric disorders requiring medication such as anxiety or depression
  • History of developmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder or dyslexia
  • Contraindications for MRI including metal in the body or claustrophobia

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 4 locations

1

Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205

Active, Not Recruiting

2

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287

Active, Not Recruiting

3

Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903

Actively Recruiting

4

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109

Active, Not Recruiting

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Research Team

S

Susan Carnell, PhD

CONTACT

V

Viren D'Sa, MD

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

NONE

Allocation

NA

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Number of Arms

1

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