PreDictor Research in Obesity during Medical care - weight Loss in children and adolescents during an INpatient rehabilitation- the DROMLIN study

Conditions: E65-E68
Obesity and other hyperalimentation
Obesity in childhood and adolescence

Registration Number: DRKS00005122

Lead Sponsor: niversitäsklinikum Tübingen, Innere Medizin VI, Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 87

Inclusion Criteria

Children and adolescents with an indication for hospitalization with the purpose of weight loss - as set by their responsible primary or secondary care physicians - and with a BMI scoring higher than the 97th, resp. of the age and sex specific percentile were included. The reference group has normal weight and is matched for sex and age

Exclusion Criteria

Children with severe psychiatric comorbidities, with linguistic or intellectual limitations, type-1 diabetes, tumors, systemic disorders, or severe cardiovascular diseases are excluded from participation. If written informed consent is not provided bei either the child and/or the legal quardian, this is also an exclusion criterion. For the reference group, overweight is also an exclusion criterion.

Study & Design

Study Type: observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary outcome is the change of the body mass index standard deviation score (BMI-SDS). Body weight and body height are assessed upon admission, and prior to discharge using calibrated instruments.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary Outcomes are 1) the change of body composition, assessed upon admission and prior to discharge using a lipometer and 2) the change of motor performance assessed upon admission and prior to discharge using the Dordel-Koch-Test<br><br><br><br>