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NCT05534711

The Family Stress Study - Chronic Stress and Child Adiposity: Testing a Bio-behavioural Model

Sponsor: University of Guelph

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

The Family Stress Study is following families with young children in Guelph, Hamilton and surrounding areas over 3 years to understand how chronic stress impacts children's weight gain over time and how this association is mediated by alterations in children's cortisol production and weight-related behaviours.

Official title: Family Stress Study: A Longitudinal Observational Study Examining Chronic Stress and Weight Gain Pathways in Young Children.

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

2 Years - 6 Years

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

300

Start Date

2020-07-09

Completion Date

2027-05-30

Last Updated

2025-04-02

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Locations (2)

University of Guelph

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada