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Maternal Characteristics Associated With Child Growth and Adiposity
Led by Instituto de Desarrollo e Investigaciones Pediátricas Prof. Dr. Fernando E. Viteri · Updated on 2025-12-26
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Participants Needed
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Research Sites
460 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the concentrations of leptin, insulin, liver expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 (LEAP2), and cortisol in plasma and breast milk and their relationship with eating behavior, growth, adiposity and with the levels of these hormones in infants, comparing mothers with normal weight and with pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * Are maternal hormones associated with child growth and adiposity * Are maternal hormone receptors associated with child growth and adiposity * Are infant hormones and their receptors associated with child growth and adiposity * Are maternal and infant hormones and their receptors associated with child eating behavior Participants will provide milk and blood samples. Researchers will compare mothers with normal weight and with pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity to see if there are differences in child growth and adiposity .
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Maternal Characteristics Associated With Child Growth and Adiposity
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Lactating women with pre-pregnancy normal weight and overweight or obesity as described by the World Health Organization.
You will not qualify if you...
- Diabetes (Type I or II or gestational)
- Multiple pregnancy
- Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy
- Delivery of pre-term infant (<37 weeks).
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Instituto de Desarrollo e Investigaciones Pediátricas Prof. Dr. Fernando E. Viteri
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1900
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Research Team
M
Maria F Andreoli, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
2
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