Cardiovascular Alterations in Obese Children
ConditionPediatric Obesity
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age1-18
SponsorAssiut University
About this trial
This cross-sectional study aims to assess cardiovascular structural and electrophysiological alterations in obese children attending Assiut University Children's Hospital.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
- Age 1 to 18 years
Body mass index ≥95th percentile for age and sex
No previously diagnosed structural heart disease
No known primary cardiac rhythm or conduction disorder
Disqualifiers
- Known structural heart disease
Known cardiac arrhythmia or conduction abnormality
Diabetes mellitus
Hypertension requiring treatment
Trial population
Children and adolescents aged 1 to 18 years with obesity (BMI ≥95th percentile for age and sex) attending Assiut University Children's Hospital.
Trial design
Design model
Case-only
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
150 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial groupGroup A: Obese Children
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Mean left ventricular mass index
Mean left ventricular mass index measured by echocardiography in g/m².
Time frame
BaselineSecondary outcomes
1
Mean P-wave dispersion
Mean P-wave dispersion measured on 12-lead electrocardiogram in milliseconds.
Time frame
Baseline2
Mean corrected QT interval
Mean corrected QT interval (QTc) measured on 12-lead electrocardiogram in milliseconds.
Time frame
Baseline3
Mean E/A ratio
Mean early to late diastolic filling velocity ratio (E/A ratio) measured by pulsed-wave Doppler echocardiography.
Time frame
Baseline4
Mean left ventricular wall thickness
Mean left ventricular wall thickness measured by echocardiography in millimeters.
Time frame
BaselineLocations
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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