New registry reveals hidden heart risks in overweight youth
NCT ID NCT03816462
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study created a registry of 200 overweight children and young adults with high blood pressure to track their heart health over time. Researchers collected medical information from clinic visits to understand how weight affects the heart. No treatments or interventions were given—this was purely an observation and data-gathering effort.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2015
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Children between birth and 22 years of age with overweight or obesity referred for evaluation of elevated blood pressure in the ReNEW Clinic at Johns Hopkins University
- Ages
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Up to 22 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria: * Children and young adults with overweight or obesity referred for evaluation of elevated blood pressure in the ReNEW Clinic at Johns Hopkins University are eligible. Exclusion Criteria: * Children who are wards of the state or who are non-English speaking without an in-person interpreter accompanying them to the clinic visit.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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