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Study identifier: NCT05783765 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Food Genetics Behavior Study

Condition: Obesity, Childhood  ·  Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

PhaseNA
Planned participants242
Who can joinAll sexes, 5 Years to 7 Years
Healthy volunteersYes

About this study

A genetic risk for obesity does not always translate to the development of obesity among children, which points to the presence of risk-modifying factors that likely relate to energy balance behaviors as key behavioral drivers. Using an integrated approach to comprehensively examine the interplay between genotype and phenotype, this study will systematically assess the extent to which energy balance behaviors, alone or in combination, in conjunction with family-level influences can modify behavioral and genetic predispositions to childhood obesity in a high-risk sample of predominantly minority children from low-resource backgrounds. Identifying protective factors that may mitigate the impact of obesity risk on weight and adiposity outcomes is critical for moving the prevention of childhood obesity into a new direction.

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Talk to the study team

Zenas Okero  ·  (215) 746-2061  ·  zokero@nursing.upenn.edu

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Locations (1)

Penn Medicine Center for Weight and Eating DisordersPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesRecruiting

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