Dietary Intake and Eating Behaviors in Adolescents Who Undergo Bariatric Surgery
Completed
Conditions studied: Adolescent Obesity, Eating Behavior, Dietary Intake
In brief
to study the dietary intake and eating behaviors of adolescents who undergo bariatric surgery
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00721838
- Run by
- University of Pennsylvania
- People needed
- 160
- Starts
- 2009-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-08-22
Who can join
Age: 14 and older, up to 19. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 19 years old or younger
- have a BMI > 30 kg/m2
- have attained or nearly attained physical maturity and have a history of unsuccessful, organized attempts at weight management.
- must demonstrate reasonable decision making abilities
- must also fit the following criteria: (1) no prior bariatric surgical procedure, (2) no physical illness not due to obesity, and (3) no full-time special education (due to the high reading demand of study participation).
- Participants will be from all racial and ethnic groups and be both male and female.
You may not qualify if…
- We will not exclude participants from this trial based on health status or medication usage. Instead, we will track medical conditions and medication usage at every assessment point throughout the investigation to assess the possible influence of these variables on changes in weight, dietary intake, and eating behavior.
Where it is running
- University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- The University of Pennsylvania Weight and Eating Disorder Program — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, Texas, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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