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Relationship of Adverse Childhood Experiences to Overweight and Obesity

NCT00632346 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2008-03-10

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if there is an association between a variety of adverse childhood experiences and overweight and obesity. The adverse childhood experiences that will be examined include childhood abuse (physical, emotional, sexual), childhood neglect (physical, emotional), and household dysfunction (domestic violence, parental marital discord, and household members with a history of substance abuse, mental illness, and criminal behavior). Because this study will be performed at a military treatment facility, additional military unique experiences to include frequent residential mobility and parental deployment will also be examined.

Hypotheses/Research Questions: Overweight and obese young adults are more likely to report having experienced adverse childhood experiences and household dysfunction than their peers of normal weight. In addition, the more severely overweight or obese the patient, the more likely the patient is to report a higher number of previous adverse childhood experiences. Thus, there is a graded relationship between the severity of overweight/obesity and the number of adverse childhood experiences.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brooke Army Medical Center

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Heather L Elizondo Vega, MD · U.S. Army, Brooke Army Medical Center, Adolescent Medicine Clinic, Department of Pediatrics

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
23 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-09-30
Primary Completion
2008-02-29
Completion
2008-02-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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