Kids' antipsychotic weight gain under the microscope

NCT ID NCT03522168

First seen Apr 09, 2026 · Last updated May 14, 2026 · Updated 7 times

Summary

This study followed over 500 children aged 3 to 18 who were taking risperidone or aripiprazole for years. The goal was to measure how much weight they gained and how that affected their health. Researchers tracked body mass index (BMI) and other metabolic changes to better understand long-term risks.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AMR-Baber Research, Inc.

    Naperville, Illinois, 60563, United States

  • Arkansas Children's Research Institute

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States

  • Attalla Consultants LLC dba Institute for Behavioral Medicine

    Smyrna, Georgia, 30082, United States

  • Avera McKennan University Psychiatry Associates

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57108, United States

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Beacon Medical Group

    South Bend, Indiana, 46601, United States

  • Behavioral Health Hospital Oupatient Clinic

    Greensboro, North Carolina, 27278, United States

  • BioBehavioral Research of Austin

    Austin, Texas, 78759, United States

  • Carolina Partners in Mental HealthCare, PLLC

    Raleigh, North Carolina, 27609, United States

  • Clinical Trials Solution

    Miami, Florida, 33126, United States

  • Cone Health Outpatient Behavioral Health

    Greensboro, North Carolina, 27403, United States

  • Cook Children's Medical Center

    Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States

  • Duke Child and Family Study Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

  • Harmonex Neuroscience Research

    Dothan, Alabama, 36303, United States

  • IACT Health

    Grayson, Georgia, 30017, United States

  • Kennedy Krieger Institute

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States

  • Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38103, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Lurie Center for Autism

    Lexington, Massachusetts, 02421, United States

  • Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States

  • Neurobehavioral Medicine Group

    Bloomfield, Michigan, 48302, United States

  • Neuropsychiatric Associates

    Woodstock, Vermont, 05091, United States

  • OM Research

    Lancaster, California, 93594, United States

  • Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49548, United States

  • Scientific Clinical Research, Inc.

    North Miami, Florida, 33161, United States

  • South Florida Behavioral Health Network

    Miami, Florida, 33126, United States

  • Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85006, United States

  • UCLA Semel Institute

    Los Angeles, California, 90024, United States

  • University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219-2492, United States

  • University of Massachusetts Medical School

    Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States

  • University of Mississippi Medical Center

    Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States

  • University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68131, United States

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States

  • Valley Healthcare System

    Columbus, Georgia, 31903, United States

  • Washington University

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

  • Yale Child Study Center

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States

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