ReNEW Clinic Cohort Study

Description

This is an ongoing, prospective cohort study of children and young adults who are evaluated in the Reversing the Negative Effects of Weight on the Heart (ReNEW) Clinic at Johns Hopkins University. Demographic and clinical data of patients who agree to participate are obtained via chart review and entered into a longitudinal clinic registry.

Conditions

Hypertension, Prehypertension, Obesity, Overweight, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Elevated Blood Pressure

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This is an ongoing, prospective cohort study of children and young adults who are evaluated in the Reversing the Negative Effects of Weight on the Heart (ReNEW) Clinic at Johns Hopkins University. Demographic and clinical data of patients who agree to participate are obtained via chart review and entered into a longitudinal clinic registry.

Reversing the Negative Cardiovascular Effects of Weight (ReNEW) Clinic Cohort Study

ReNEW Clinic Cohort Study

Condition
Hypertension
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Baltimore

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287

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.

For general information about clinical research, read Learn About Studies.

Eligibility Criteria

  • * Children and young adults with overweight or obesity referred for evaluation of elevated blood pressure in the ReNEW Clinic at Johns Hopkins University are eligible.
  • * Children who are wards of the state or who are non-English speaking without an in-person interpreter accompanying them to the clinic visit.

Ages Eligible for Study

to 22 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Johns Hopkins University,

Tammy M Brady, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Johns Hopkins University

Study Record Dates

2030-09