Early Tracking of Childhood Health Determinants (ETCHED) Study
Background: Children s weight has increased sharply in recent years. This may put them at higher risk for health problems. High blood glucose in a pregnant mother and too much weight gain during pregnancy also may have long-term effects on the child s health. Children who become overweight or obese during childhood tend to remain so as adults. Researchers want to study many risk factors during and after pregnancy, and how these affect a child s development. They will also follow the mother s health and well-being after pregnancy. Objectives: To learn how a pregnant mother s environment, lifestyle, and health conditions may affect her child s growth and development from birth until adulthood. Eligibility: American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) or Hispanic adult pregnant women and their offspring. Design: Mothers will have 3 visits during pregnancy. In the child s first year, mothers will have 2 visits and their child will have 4. Children will have 2 visits in their second year and 1 each year until they turn 18. Mothers will have a visit 2 years after birth and 4-5 years later. Both the mother and child s medical records will be reviewed. They will have physical exams and give blood and stool samples. Mothers may give cord blood and placenta samples. They will give breastmilk and urine samples. They will fill out questionnaires. They will have an ultrasound. They may get an activity monitor. Mother and child will be followed until the child s 18th birthday. ...
Conditions:
🦠 Diabetes Mellitus 🦠 Obesity 🦠 Fatty Liver
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 14 April 2022
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 31 December 2041
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 31 December 2041
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 1500
🔬 Study Type OBSERVATIONAL
📊 Phase N/A
Locations:
📍 Phoenix, Arizona, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
    • 1. Pregnant women aged 18 years or older (pregnancy confirmed by urine or serum pregnancy test, or ultrasound examination)
    • 2. American Indian or Hispanic by self-report
    • 3. Agree to continue with research study participation (both mother and their offspring), for at least 3 years after delivery.
    • In case where a pregnant mother is carrying multiple fetuses (multiple pregnancy), she will be eligible to participate in this study and all her live newborns, as a result of that pregnancy, will be eligible for participation in this study. Mothers will also be eligible to participate with any consecutive pregnancies.

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
    • 1. Women who are incarcerated or are unable to consent.
    • 2. Women whose fetus is not viable or are not planning to continue the pregnancy.
Ages Eligible for Study: 1 Day to 99 Years (CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 28 March 2018
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 28 March 2018
  • First Posted 29 March 2018

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 25 July 2024
  • Last Update Posted 26 July 2024
  • Last Verified 17 July 2024