Genetic clues to childhood obesity: study seeks answers

NCT ID NCT06239064

Ongoing Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Rolfs Consulting und Verwaltungs-GmbH (RCV) Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at the genes of 1000 people with severe early-onset obesity to find rare genetic causes. It focuses on conditions like Bardet-Biedl syndrome. The goal is to better understand these conditions and improve how they are diagnosed. Participants provide a blood or saliva sample for genetic testing.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Bardet-Biedl syndrome Cognitive Dysfunction Hyperphagia obesity disorder obesity due to pro-opiomelanocortin deficiency Pediatric Obesity polydactyly retinal disorder syndactyly

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BARDET BIEDL SYNDROME COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT HYPERPHAGIA OBESITY, CHILDHOOD POLYDACTYLY POMC DEFICIENCY RETINOPATHY SYNDACTYLY

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Cellitinnen-Krankenkaus St. Franziskus

Cologne, 50825, Germany
Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Klinikum

Neubrandenburg, 17036, Germany
Dreifaltigkeits-Krankenhaus Wesseling

Wesseling, 50389, Germany
Elblandklinikum Riesa

Riesa, 01589, Germany
GPR Klinikum Rüsselsheim

Rüsselsheim am Main, 65428, Germany
Hausarztpraxis Rahman & Detho

Obertshausen, 63179, Germany
Hormonzentrum Heidelberg

Heidelberg, 69115, Germany
KJF Klinik Josefinum

Augsburg, 86154, Germany
Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus WILHELMSTIFT

Hamburg, 22149, Germany
Kinder- und Jugendarztpraxis Nebras Mohammad

Iserlohn, 58636, Germany
Kinder- und Jugendarztpraxis Sulaiman Al Sawaf

Nettetal, 41334, Germany
Kinder- und Jugendkrankenhaus Auf der Bult

Hanover, 30173, Germany
Kinder- und Jugendpraxis Dogan

Stuttgart, 70178, Germany
Kinderärzte am Leo

Pforzheim, 75172, Germany
Klinikum Bielefeld Mitte

Bielefeld, 33604, Germany
Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann

Potsdam, 14467, Germany
Klinikum Frankfurt (Oder)

Frankfurt (Oder), 15236, Germany
Praxis für Endokrinologie Dr. Daniel Pfaff

Bückeburg, 31675, Germany
Praxis für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Dr. med. Tabea Tippelt

Velbert, 42551, Germany
Praxis für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Seyfullah Gökce

Wiesbaden, 65185, Germany
SRH Wald-Klinikum Gera

Gera, 07548, Germany
SRH Zentralklinikum Suhl GmbH

Suhl, 98527, Germany
Sana Klinikum Offenbach

Offenbach, 63069, Germany
Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum Leipzig

Leipzig, 04129, Germany
Städtische Kliniken Mönchengladbach - Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Rheydt

Mönchengladbach, 41239, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Aachen (RWTH)

Aachen, 52074, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Augsburg - Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin

Augsburg, 86156, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Bonn

Bonn, 53127, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

Bad Krozingen, 79189, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Jena

Jena, 07747, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein - Campus Kiel

Kiel, 24105, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Würzburg - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I

Würzburg, 97080, Germany
Universitätsmedizin Essen

Essen, 45147, Germany
Universitätsmedizin Greifswald - Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin A

Greifswald, 17475, Germany
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen - Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin

Göttingen, 37075, Germany
Universitätsmedizin Mannheim - Augenklinik

Mannheim, 68167, Germany
WolfartKlinik

Gräfelfing, 82166, Germany