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NCT Number: NCT00715754

Antecedents of Obesity: Fetal Measures of Adiposity

The purpose of this research is to study whether fetal biometrics obtained by 2-D ultrasound can predict infant adiposity by air displacement plethysmography at birth.

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Key information

Conditions

Obesity Body Weight Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

24 hour–72 hour

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Infants of mothers between the ages of 18 and 45, planning child birth at the University of Utah Hospital, and willing to provide parental permission for the child to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Infants of mothers under the age of 18, over the age of 45, planning child birth at another facility other than the University of Utah Hospital, or who are not willing to provide permission for the child to participate in the study.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Infant Adiposity at 24-72 Hours Following Birth

    Time frame: 24-72 hours following birth

    Adiposity as measured by air displacement plethysmography

  2. Fetal Abdominal Circumference

    Time frame: 35 weeks gestation

    Fetal abdominal circumference by 2-D ultrasound at 35 weeks gestation.

  3. Estimated Fetal Weight Percentile

    Time frame: 35 weeks gestation

    Estimated fetal weight percentile by 2-D ultrasound at 35 weeks gestation.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Utah

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Registry information

Official study title

Antecedents of Obesity: Fetal Measures of Adiposity, "A Plan for Obesity Disaster Management"

Acronym: FEMA

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Jul 15, 2008
Registry last updated
Jan 23, 2018

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