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NCT04113070 Overweight and Obesity and Puberty Development Cohort Study

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NCT ID NCT04113070
Status Recruiting
Phase
Sponsor Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Condition Precocious Puberty
Study Type OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment 14,100 participants
Start Date 2019-10-11
Primary Completion 2026-10-01

Eligibility & Interventions

Sex All sexes
Min Age 6 Years
Max Age 12 Years
Study Type OBSERVATIONAL
Interventions
Anthropometric measuringGrowth environment evaluation

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What to Expect as a Participant

This is an observational study. You will not receive an experimental treatment; researchers will collect data based on your existing condition or standard treatment.

This trial targets 14,100 participants in total. It began in 2019-10-11 with a primary completion date of 2026-10-01.

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Brief Summary

Precocious puberty and childhood overweight and obesity are important public health problems that both had adverse effects, which including psychological symptom in childhood, short final height or reproductive dysfunction in adulthood, on children's physical and psychological development.The prevalence of precocious puberty and childhood overweight and obesity are both high, and a growing body of epidemiological studies suggested that there was a close relationship of childhood overweight and obesity with puberty development, especially in girls. However, the underlying mechanism between them is unclear. Existing evidence shows that the occurrence of precocious puberty and overweight and obesity are the result of interaction of multiple factors, which consists growth environment and genetics, and many previous studies provided that more overlapping genes existed between obesity and precocious puberty patients, suggesting that common genes may result in these diseases. Therefore, based on a case control study, which will investigate the associations between obesity pleiotropic genes and early puberty, the researchers will collect information related to obesity, growth environment factors and risk genes in this study to evaluate the relationships of these related factors and precocious puberty, and to further explore whether there exists biological interaction effects of these risk factors on sexual precocity. This project has been approved by the Ethics Committee of Shanghai Children's Medical Center.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Children over 6 years old from grade 1, 2 and 3 in selected primary schools in Zhongshan, Qufu and Huhhot since 2019 Exclusion Criteria: * Children with overweight or obesity had a history of hormone drug treatment last for 6 months

Contact & Investigator

Central Contact

Shijian Liu, Ph.D

✉ liushijian@scmc.com.cn

📞 21-38625637

Principal Investigator

Shijian Liu, Ph.D

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Shanghai Children's Medical Center

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can join the NCT04113070 clinical trial?

This trial is open to participants of all sexes, aged 6 Years or older, up to 12 Years, studying Precocious Puberty. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria are listed in the Eligibility Criteria section. Always confirm your eligibility with the research team before applying.

Is NCT04113070 currently recruiting?

Yes, NCT04113070 is actively recruiting participants. Contact the research team at liushijian@scmc.com.cn for enrollment information.

Where is the NCT04113070 trial being conducted?

This trial is being conducted at Shanghai, China.

Who is sponsoring the NCT04113070 clinical trial?

NCT04113070 is sponsored by Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. The principal investigator is Shijian Liu, Ph.D at Shanghai Children's Medical Center. The trial plans to enroll 14,100 participants.

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