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Clinical trialNCT01998750RecruitingObservational

Study to Investigate Genetic Causes of Severe Early Childhood Onset Obesity.

SponsorColumbia UniversityEnrollment500Obesity
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Summary

The lay summary the sponsor registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

This study aims to investigate genetic causes of early childhood obesity. The investigators will enroll children and adults with severe early onset obesity (BMI \> 99th percentile) diagnosed prior to 6 years of age. The investigators will ask questions about the health and eating behavior of the participants, and perform a brief physical examination. The investigators will collect saliva or blood to perform genetic testing from the participants and invite family members to enroll in the study.
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Investigators

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Sites

2 registered facilities, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • Boston Children'S Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Active, not recruiting
  • Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York, United States

    Recruiting

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
28 Feb 2014
Primary completion
31 Dec 2026
Completion
31 Dec 2030
Last update posted
21 Oct 2025
Registered enrollment
500
Registry id
NCT01998750
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 24 Aug 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; findmyKOL does not interpret them.