Brain and Behavior Influences on Obesity Development From Infancy Through Childhood

Description

The investigators project, RESONATE, aims to investigate why some children develop obesity. To do this it uses data on eating and eating-related behaviors, genetic and environmental factors, and brain structure and function. This data is collected in a sub-sample of RESONANCE, a large study of families of children from infancy through childhood. The results will lay foundations for the development of early interventions to prevent or treat obesity.

Conditions

Obesity and Overweight

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Study overview

The investigators project, RESONATE, aims to investigate why some children develop obesity. To do this it uses data on eating and eating-related behaviors, genetic and environmental factors, and brain structure and function. This data is collected in a sub-sample of RESONANCE, a large study of families of children from infancy through childhood. The results will lay foundations for the development of early interventions to prevent or treat obesity.

Early Brain Development and Child Nutrition and Obesity

Brain and Behavior Influences on Obesity Development From Infancy Through Childhood

Condition
Obesity and Overweight
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Baltimore

Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205

Baltimore

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287

Providence

Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903

Seattle

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Participants from the RESONANCE cohort are eligible if the participant will reach 7-12 years of age during the proposed project period and have no food allergies.
  • * Exclusion criteria for RESONANCE include:
  • 1. In utero exposure to alcohol, cigarette, or illicit substances;
  • 2. First trimester fetal US abnormalities;
  • 3. Complicated pregnancy (e.g., pre-eclampsia);
  • 4. Complicated delivery, including APGAR scores less than 8 and/or neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission;
  • 5. History of neurological (e.g., epilepsy), psychiatric (e.g., anxiety or depression requiring treatment with medication) or developmental disorder (e.g., autism spectrum disorder (ASD), dyslexia);
  • 6. Contraindications for MRI including metal in the body, claustrophobia.

Ages Eligible for Study

7 Years to 12 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Johns Hopkins University,

Susan Carnell, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Johns Hopkins University

Study Record Dates

2029-03-31