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Early Genetic Identification of Obesity

Recruiting
Conditions
Polydactyly
Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
Hyperphagia
Retinopathy
Cognitive Impairment
POMC Deficiency
Obesity, Childhood
Syndactyly
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: Genetic testing via blood collection
Registration Number
NCT06239064
Lead Sponsor
Rolfs Consulting und Verwaltungs-GmbH (RCV)
Brief Summary

TITLE: Whole genetic approach in Early Genetic Identification of Obesity (WEGIO)

DESIGN: Multicenter epidemiological study

STUDY POPULATION: Participants at risk for a syndromic or a monogenic genetic obesity, incl. participants clinically diagnosed with Bardet-Biedl-Syndrome (BBS)

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 1000 for initial genetic sequencing and app. 40 for the follow-up documentation

COORDINATING INVESTIGATOR: Prof. Dr. Arndt Rolfs

Detailed Description

TITLE: Whole genetic approach in Early Genetic Identification of Obesity (WEGIO)

DESIGN: Multicenter epidemiological study

STUDY POPULATION: Participants at risk for a syndromic or a monogenic genetic obesity, incl. participants clinically diagnosed with Bardet-Biedl-Syndrome (BBS)

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 1000 for initial genetic sequencing and app. 40 for the follow-up documentation

COORDINATING INVESTIGATOR: Prof. Dr. Arndt Rolfs

PARTICIPATING COUNTRY: Germany

TREATMENT: Not applicable

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of BBS in an at-risk population

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

* To explore genotype-phenotype correlation

* To assess genotypes distribution in Germany and compare to other countries

* To identify new genes/variants

* To investigate clinical characteristics in individuals diagnosed with BBS

DURATION OF RECRUITMENT: 32 months - total

24 months the recruitment of 1000 subjects

27 months follow up visits

32 months close out of sites

INCLUSION CRITERIA:

* Informed consent is obtained from the participant/parent/legal guardian

* The participant is 2 years of age or older

For a participant between 2 and 18 years of age:

* The participant has and had a body weight more than 97th percentile before the age of 6

* The participant has one or more of the following symptoms:

rod/cone dystrophy, renal abnormalities, ataxia, syndactyly, polydactyly, brachydactyly, hyperphagia, cognitive impairment, speech delay, hypogonadism

For a participant who is 18 years of age or older:

* The participant has BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

* The participant had a body weight more than 97th percentile before the age of 6 years

* The participant has rod/cone dystrophy

* The participant is 2 or more years of age, is clinically diagnosed with Bardet-Biedl-Syndrome (BBS) or is a sibling of an individual diagnosed with BBS via the WEGIO study

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1000
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Participants suspected to genetic obesityGenetic testing via blood collectionParticipants suspected to genetic obesity
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
BBS prevalence2 years

To investigate the prevalence of BBS in patients suspected to a genetic obesity

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Phenotypic and genetic characterization2 years

To understand the genotype-phenotype correlation; to assess genotypes distribution in Germany and compare to other countries; to identify new genes/variants; to investigate clinical characteristics in individuals diagnosed with BBS

Trial Locations

Locations (37)

Universitätsklinikum Aachen (RWTH)

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Aachen, Germany

KJF Klinik Josefinum

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Augsburg, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Augsburg - Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin

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Augsburg, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

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Bad Krozingen, Germany

Klinikum Bielefeld Mitte

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Bielefeld, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Bonn

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Bonn, Germany

Praxis für Endokrinologie Dr. Daniel Pfaff

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Bückeburg, Germany

Universitätsmedizin Essen

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Essen, Germany

Klinikum Frankfurt (Oder)

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Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

SRH Wald-Klinikum Gera

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Gera, Germany

Universitätsmedizin Greifswald - Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin A

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Greifswald, Germany

WolfartKlinik

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Gräfelfing, Germany

Universitätsmedizin Göttingen - Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin

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Göttingen, Germany

Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus WILHELMSTIFT

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Hamburg, Germany

Kinder- und Jugendkrankenhaus Auf der Bult

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Hannover, Germany

Hormonzentrum Heidelberg

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Heidelberg, Germany

Kinder- und Jugendarztpraxis Nebras Mohammad

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Iserlohn, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Jena

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Jena, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein - Campus Kiel

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Kiel, Germany

Cellitinnen-Krankenkaus St. Franziskus

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Köln, Germany

Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum Leipzig

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Leipzig, Germany

Universitätsmedizin Mannheim - Augenklinik

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Mannheim, Germany

Städtische Kliniken Mönchengladbach - Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Rheydt

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Mönchengladbach, Germany

Kinder- und Jugendarztpraxis Sulaiman Al Sawaf

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Nettetal, Germany

Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Klinikum

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Neubrandenburg, Germany

Hausarztpraxis Rahman & Detho

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Obertshausen, Germany

Sana Klinikum Offenbach

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Offenbach am Main, Germany

Kinderärzte am Leo

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Pforzheim, Germany

Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann

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Potsdam, Germany

Elblandklinikum Riesa

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Riesa, Germany

GPR Klinikum Rüsselsheim

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Rüsselsheim, Germany

Kinder- und Jugendpraxis Dogan

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Stuttgart, Germany

SRH Zentralklinikum Suhl GmbH

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Suhl, Germany

Praxis für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Dr. med. Tabea Tippelt

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Velbert, Germany

Dreifaltigkeits-Krankenhaus Wesseling

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Wesseling, Germany

Praxis für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Seyfullah Gökce

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Wiesbaden, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Würzburg - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I

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Würzburg, Germany

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