Overweight, Quality of Life and Psychological Difficulties in Teenagers (QOL-ADOB)

August 4, 2015 updated by: Lille Catholic University

Quality of Life and Psychological Difficulties in Relation With the Weight of Teenagers

Obesity is a major public heath issue. It may have various impacts on a patient's life by causing psychological problems, altering a patient's quality of life,etc. These led to the investigators' hypothesis which is examining the psychological dimensions of a teenager suffering for obesity.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

There are two groups in this study : healthy volunteers and teenagers suffering from obesity.

Patients and healthy volunteers will come to the nutrition clinic center Naturalpha where the patient will complete a questionnaire. The included patients will also complete a questionnaire privately (without the presence of the parents), they will also be weighted and measured.

No further tests or questionnaires will be given after the enrollment day.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

173

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

11 years to 16 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Two categories of teenagers will be included : obese teenagers and average weighted volonteers

Description

Inclusion Criteria for obese teenagers :

  • Patients aged between 11 and 16 years old at the moment of enrollment.
  • Body Mass Index between the 1st and 2nd degree of the obesity zone (over the 97th percentile curve regarding corpulence curves of the Plan National Nutrition Santé (PNNS) based on the gender (boys/girls))
  • The teenagers have an appointment in the pediatric unit of the Saint Vincent de Paul Hospital for an examination regarding excess weight

Inclusion Criteria for average weighted teenagers :

  • Patients aged between 11 and 16 years old at the moment of enrollment
  • Body Mass Index located between the 3rd and the 97th percentile on the corpulence curves of the PNNS
  • The teenagers and their parents have replied to and advertisement of the trial

Exclusion Criteria for obese children :

  • Body Mass Index over the 97th percentile curve on the corpulence curves of the PNNS
  • Handicapped teenagers

Exclusion Criteria for average weighted children :

  • Body Mass Index over the 97th percentile curve or under the 3rd percentile curve on the corpulence curves of the PNNS
  • Handicapped, asthmatic, obese or diabetic teenagers

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Healthy volunteers
This group is composed of healthy teenagers that volunteered to participate in the trial and that will answer questionnaires about quality of life. Parents will anwser questionnaires too.
Other: questionnaires about quality of life
all teenagers included in the trial and their parents must complete the questionnaires given of them the day of enrollment.
Obese teenagers
This group is composed of obese teenagers that have been recruited to participate in the trial and that will answer different questionnaires quality of life. Parents will anwser questionnaires too.
Other: questionnaires about quality of life
all teenagers included in the trial and their parents must complete the questionnaires given of them the day of enrollment.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Compare the quality of life of obese and average weighted teenagers
Time Frame: day of enrollment

patients are weighted, measured and are asked to complete quality of life questionnaires. The parents are also asked to complete a questionnaire.

The questionnaires answered by the teenagers are KIDSCREEN; CES-D; STAI-C; PJNA; EPADV; EPCDV and EQRI, they will be analysed along with the questionnaires completed by the parents, inorder to compare the quality of life of obese and average weighted teenagers.
day of enrollment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Compare psychopathologic symptoms (depression, anxiety and social anxiety) in both populations
Time Frame: day of enrollement
Patients are asked to complete quality of life questionnaires. The parents are also asked to complete a questionnaire.
day of enrollement
Compare the satisfaction of the needs described in the theory of auto-determination in both populations
Time Frame: day fo enrollment
Patients are asked to complete quality of life questionnaires. The parents are also asked to complete a questionnaire.
day fo enrollment
Explore the link between endured stigmatisation and self esteem for obese teenagers
Time Frame: day of enrollment
Patients are asked to complete quality of life questionnaires. The parents are also asked to complete a questionnaire.
day of enrollment
Explore the effect of the support of the needs described in the auto-determination theory and their link to endured stigmatisation, quality of life and self esteem, for obese teenagers.
Time Frame: day of enrollment
Patients are asked to complete quality of life questionnaires. The parents are also asked to complete a questionnaire.
day of enrollment
Explore the possible links between the measured concepts
Time Frame: day of enrollment
Patients are asked to complete quality of life questionnaires. The parents are also asked to complete a questionnaire. These questionnaires will then be analysed in order to check for possible links between the secondary outcome measures wirtten above.
day of enrollment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Lille Catholic University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Gronnier Pascale, MD, Groupment des Hôpitaux de l'Institut Catholique de Lille
  • Principal Investigator: Gueorguieva Iva, MD, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 13, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 15, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

April 16, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 5, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 4, 2015

Last Verified

May 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RC-P0011

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