Pediatric Obesity Research Registry (PORR)

The Pediatric Obesity Research Registry will function to collect and catalog historical and medical chart related clinical data of patients presenting with pediatric obesity and who agree to participate.

Study Overview

• Status: Withdrawn
• Conditions: Obesity

Detailed Description

Individuals between age 1 and 18 years who present to the endocrinology clinic for management of elevated BMI/Obesity (Body Mass Index≥95th percentile of age and gender), will be given the opportunity to read the consent form, have any questions/ concerns addressed prior to obtaining informed consent from the research team (consisting of the PI and the Co-investigators) who are also part of the child's clinical care team. The child's clinician will introduce the study to the parents. The Investigator will obtain written informed consent from the child's parents. The clinical care team/research registry investigators will address any questions and concerns prior to obtaining written informed consent and any future questions and concerns. In this manner, Patients seen at the Phoenix Children's Hospital (PCH) Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes with an obesity diagnosis will be asked to provide their written informed consent to allow their past, current and future identifiable medical record information related to their obese condition to be placed in the Pediatric Obesity Research Registry.

For individuals who respond to Potential advertisement or who contact the research team over the phone, a verbal explanation will be given over the phone and an offer to send a copy of the consent via mail/fax/email, and if interested scheduling a follow up appointment. At the clinic visit, the above noted procedure will be followed.

• Study Type: Observational

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Arizona
    • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85016
      • Phoenix Children's Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 1 year to 18 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Obese patients up to age 18 years treated at Phoenix Children's Hospital

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Individuals between age 1 and 18 years who present to the endocrinology clinic for management of elevated BMI/Obesity
• Individuals between age 1 and 18 years who respond to advertisement or who contact the research team over the phone, for management of elevated BMI/Obesity (Body Mass Index ≥ 95th percentile of age and gender)

Exclusion Criteria:

• A Body Mass Index less than 95th percentile of age and gender

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Obese Children

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Phoenix Children's Hospital
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Donnie P. Wilson, MD, Phoenix Children's Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2010
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2010
• Study Completion (Actual): January 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 7, 2010
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 8, 2010
• First Posted (Estimate): January 11, 2010

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): October 20, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 19, 2015
• Last Verified: March 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Overweight; Body Weight; Obesity; Pediatric Obesity
• Other Study ID Numbers: 09-034 (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center)