Study of Serum Markers for Cardiovascular Risk in Obese Youth and Impact of Lifestyle and Medication Intervention

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

66 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-11-30

Study Completion Date

2011-09-30

Brief Summary

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In Protocol #2, we will select 30 obese pubertal and 30 obese prepubertal subjects with an abnormal cytokine profile (i.e. fibrinogen and/or hsCRP concentration greater than or equal to 2 Standard Deviations (SD) above the mean established in our lab for lean controls in Protocol #1). They will be randomly assigned to either lifestyle intervention (diet/exercise) or diet/exercise plus metformin for 6 months. After the 6 month evaluation the subjects will cross over the treatment arms, i.e., those that were doing diet/exercise intervention only will add metformin, those that were doing the diet/exercise plus metformin will discontinue the metformin and continue with diet/exercise changes only. Intrahepatic fat contents will be measured as well.

The investigators hypothesize that obese children in these age groups will have increased cardiovascular risk related to their obese state before reaching the currently defined criteria of metabolic syndrome.

The investigators hypothesize that these cardiovascular risks can be reduced with lifestyle and drug interventions.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Diet/Exercise only, then Diet/Exercise plus Metformin

Diet/Exercise only in first intervention period and Diet/Exercise plus Metformin in second intervention period (no washout period).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

Metformin, 250mg by mouth twice a day with meals will be started and if tolerated increased to 500mg twice a day in 3 days in those less than 12 years old and titrated further to 1000mg twice a day if tolerated.

Dietary modification with caloric restriction

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The life style intervention changes will include a hypocaloric diet representing at least a 500 kcal/day reduction based on their dietary histories and Resting Energy Expenditure (REE) determined by the initial calorimetry.

Establishment of exercise protocol

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will attend the Fitness Center 3 times per week and supervised by an exercise technician or exercise specialist. Exercise will be individually prescribed for each participant based on their functional abilities. Exercise will consist of 5-10 minutes for warm up and stretching, followed by 15-30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise (i.e. treadmill, bicycle ergometer, rower, nustep, etc), 10-20 minutes of strength training (supervised using weight stack equipment), and 5-10 minutes of cool down and stretching. As children typically do not need an exercise prescription based on heart rate, we will familiarize them with perceived exertion scales and monitor that they are exercising in the moderate to hard range of perception of effort. Participants will be started at 15 minutes of cardiovascular exercise and 10 minutes of strength training exercise, progressing by 2-3 minutes every week until 30 and 20 minutes is achieved for each respectively.

Diet/Exercise plus Metformin, then Diet/Exercise only

Diet/Exercise plus Metformin in first intervention period and Diet/Exercise only in second intervention period (no washout period).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

Metformin, 250mg by mouth twice a day with meals will be started and if tolerated increased to 500mg twice a day in 3 days in those less than 12 years old and titrated further to 1000mg twice a day if tolerated.

Dietary modification with caloric restriction

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The life style intervention changes will include a hypocaloric diet representing at least a 500 kcal/day reduction based on their dietary histories and Resting Energy Expenditure (REE) determined by the initial calorimetry.

Establishment of exercise protocol

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will attend the Fitness Center 3 times per week and supervised by an exercise technician or exercise specialist. Exercise will be individually prescribed for each participant based on their functional abilities. Exercise will consist of 5-10 minutes for warm up and stretching, followed by 15-30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise (i.e. treadmill, bicycle ergometer, rower, nustep, etc), 10-20 minutes of strength training (supervised using weight stack equipment), and 5-10 minutes of cool down and stretching. As children typically do not need an exercise prescription based on heart rate, we will familiarize them with perceived exertion scales and monitor that they are exercising in the moderate to hard range of perception of effort. Participants will be started at 15 minutes of cardiovascular exercise and 10 minutes of strength training exercise, progressing by 2-3 minutes every week until 30 and 20 minutes is achieved for each respectively.

Interventions

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Metformin

Metformin, 250mg by mouth twice a day with meals will be started and if tolerated increased to 500mg twice a day in 3 days in those less than 12 years old and titrated further to 1000mg twice a day if tolerated.

Intervention Type DRUG

Dietary modification with caloric restriction

The life style intervention changes will include a hypocaloric diet representing at least a 500 kcal/day reduction based on their dietary histories and Resting Energy Expenditure (REE) determined by the initial calorimetry.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Establishment of exercise protocol

Participants will attend the Fitness Center 3 times per week and supervised by an exercise technician or exercise specialist. Exercise will be individually prescribed for each participant based on their functional abilities. Exercise will consist of 5-10 minutes for warm up and stretching, followed by 15-30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise (i.e. treadmill, bicycle ergometer, rower, nustep, etc), 10-20 minutes of strength training (supervised using weight stack equipment), and 5-10 minutes of cool down and stretching. As children typically do not need an exercise prescription based on heart rate, we will familiarize them with perceived exertion scales and monitor that they are exercising in the moderate to hard range of perception of effort. Participants will be started at 15 minutes of cardiovascular exercise and 10 minutes of strength training exercise, progressing by 2-3 minutes every week until 30 and 20 minutes is achieved for each respectively.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Ages 7-18 years.
* Greater than the 95th percentile body mass index for their age and gender.
* Children are in Tanner Stage I or IV or V.
* Normal Blood Pressure.
* Normal fasting glucose.
* Normal lipids.
* Menstruating girls must have completed their most recent period at least 2 weeks prior to blood draw.
* No recent illness, no chronic illnesses, no routine medications, no smoking or alcohol intake.
* Must pass the screening test done in Protocol #1.
* Must have higher values than normal for certain blood tests related to heart disease that were measured in Protocol #1.

Exclusion Criteria

* Chronic active illnesses.
* Recent illnesses.
* Use of routine medications, vitamins, herbal remedies, oral contraceptive pills, or other over the counter medications within 4 weeks of blood draw.
* History of recent or chronic smoking.
* Currently pregnant.
* Impaired fasting glucose.
* Dyslipidemia.
* Actively in puberty.
* Weight greater than 300 pounds.
* Metal in the abdomen.
* History of being overweight greater than 5 years.

Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes