Child body growth study with planned surgery
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study follows children’s body growth and fat (adipose) tissue as part of a planned surgical procedure. It aims to improve understanding of how fat tissue develops in childhood and what factors may affect health later.
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Who can take part
- Be a child with body weight between 3,000 grams and 180 kilograms
- Have a surgery that the study team considers suitable
- A parent/guardian can sign consent, and the child can also consent if they are older than 12
- Not have severe long-term inflammatory or chronic diseases
- No active infection (or certain long-term infections) at the time of the study
- Able to eat normally (not “nothing by mouth”)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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