Economic aspects of extreme obesity in adolescents, Subproject 4
- Conditions
- E66Obesity
- Registration Number
- DRKS00004197
- Lead Sponsor
- Institut für Gesundheitsökonomie und Management im Gesundheitswesen, Helmholtz Zentrum München
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 429
Inclusion Criteria
BMI = 30.0 kg/m2, adequate German language skills
Exclusion Criteria
none
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Economic burden of adolescent extreme obesity in Germany. We will elicit resource utilization and health care cost at baseline and every 12 months (initially every 6 months) throughout the study period, using a standardized patient questionnaire that was developed and tested by the Helmholtz Center in Munich.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Health related quality of life associated with extreme obesity in adolescents: Via validated patient questionnairs (EQ5D, DISABKIDS), we will elicit health related quality of life at baseline and every 12 months (initially every 6 months) throughout the study period.<br><br>2. BMI, assessed at baseline and every 12 months (initially every 6 months).<br>