Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Code:

NCT06849206

Conditions

Obesity Prevention

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

The Pennington Generation Cohort is an observational study comprised of Louisiana families. Families will be assessed at baseline for a variety of traits and behaviors, and then followed up over time to try to understand the role of lifestyle and the environment on the risk of developing obesity and other health outcomes.

Conditions

Obesity Prevention

Study ID

NCT06849206

Start date

Feb 24, 2025

Status verified date

Mar, 2025

Completion date

Feb 24, 2045

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Feb 24, 2045

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children, adolescents, and young adults (birth through age 24 years) and their nuclear family members\* and adults age 25+ who are expectant parents or are trying to conceive
  • Self-reported resident of Louisiana
  • Ability to understand instructions and complete all study procedures
  • Able to provide informed consent (adults aged over 18 years)
  • Able to provide assent (children 9 to 17 years)
  • Able to communicate (oral and written) in English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Discretion of the Medical Monitor or Principal Investigator

Study Design

Enrollment

3000 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Primary outcome measure

  • Obesity [ Time Frame: From enrollment up to 20 years of follow-up. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Peter T Katzmarzyk, PhD

225-763-2536peter.katzmarzyk@pbrc.edu

Kara Denstel, PhD

763-2614kara.denstel@pbrc.edu

Locations

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Recruiting

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70808

Contacts

Peter T Katzmarzyk, PhD

225-763-2536peter.katzmarzyk@pbrc.edu

Principal Investigator:

Peter T Katzmarzyk, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Last update posted

Mar 17, 2025

Last verified

Mar, 2025

Keywords

  • physical activity
  • obesity
  • diet
  • nutrition
  • families

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Pennington Biomedical Research Center on 2025-03-17.