Food Genetics Behavior Study
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Obesity, Childhood
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 5 – 7
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 242 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania · Other
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About This Trial
A genetic risk for obesity does not always translate to the development of obesity among children, which points to the presence of risk-modifying factors that likely relate to energy balance behaviors as key behavioral drivers. Using an integrated approach to comprehensively examine the interplay between genotype and phenotype, this study will systematically assess the extent to which energy balan…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Healthy children
* Children ages 5-7 years
* Children with BMI equal to or greater 5th percentile
* Mother must be children's biological mother and primary caregiver
* Mother must be able to read and understand English
Exclusion Criteria:
* Children with serious medical cond…
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