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Brain and Behavior Influences on Obesity Development From Infancy Through Childhood

Johns Hopkins University · with National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Rhode Island Hospital · NCT06861868

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 7–12 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
210
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
December 2, 2024
Record last updated
May 7, 2026

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What the study is about

The investigators project, RESONATE, aims to investigate why some children develop obesity. To do this it uses data on eating and eating-related behaviors, genetic and environmental factors, and brain structure and function. This data is collected in a sub-sample of RESONANCE, a large study of families of children from infancy through childhood. The results will lay foundations for the development of early interventions to prevent or treat obesity.

Being studied: fMRI cue reactivity task; fMRI go no go task; Ad libitum meal test; Eating in the absence of hunger test

Conditions: Obesity and Overweight

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Participants from the RESONANCE cohort are eligible if the participant will reach 7-12 years of age during the proposed project period and have no food allergies.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Exclusion criteria for RESONANCE include:
  • In utero exposure to alcohol, cigarette, or illicit substances;
  • First trimester fetal US abnormalities;
  • Complicated pregnancy (e.g., pre-eclampsia);
  • Complicated delivery, including APGAR scores less than 8 and/or neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission;
  • History of neurological (e.g., epilepsy), psychiatric (e.g., anxiety or depression requiring treatment with medication) or developmental disorder (e.g., autism spectrum disorder (ASD), dyslexia);
  • Contraindications for MRI including metal in the body, claustrophobia.

Recruiting US locations

  • Rhode Island Hospital

    Providence, RI 02903

    Site contact: Viren D'Sa, MD · 312-371-4178 · viren_dsa@brown.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Susan Carnell, PhD · 410-955-7192 · susan.carnell@jhmi.edu
  • Viren D'Sa, MD · 312-371-4178 · viren_dsa@brown.edu
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