Frequency of Metabolic Syndrome in Down Syndrome Patients

NCT ID: NCT00864461

Last Updated: 2017-05-05

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 96 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2009-09-01
• Study Completion Date: 2010-03-31

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to assess the frequency of metabolic syndrome in Down syndrome patients because the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and obesity is higher in individuals with Down syndrome than in the general population.

Conditions

Metabolic Syndrome X; Down Syndrome

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_CONTROL
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Case

Patients with clinical and cytogenetics diagnosis of Down syndrome, between 7 - 24 years old.

No interventions assigned to this group

Control

Siblings of the same gender of the case, between 7-24 years old.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of Down syndrome

Exclusion Criteria

• History of congenital cardiac defects requiring open-heart surgery
• History of gastroenterologic anomalies requiring bowel resection and/or ongoing medical intervention
• History of leukemia or other cancer
• History of hypothyroidism requiring thyroid hormone replacement

• Minimum Eligible Age: 7 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 24 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Universidad de Guanajuato

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

ALEJANDRO ERNESTO MACIAS HERNANDEZ

MD

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

School of Medicine, University of Guanajuato

León, Guanajuato, Mexico

Countries

Mexico

Other Identifiers

249-08

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id