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Prediabetes/Diabetes, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Rapid Weight Gain, and/or Insulin Resistance: A study of metformin in youth ages 7 to 21 years old
This study is for children's who are: • Ages 7 to 21 years old • Currently taking Metformin twice a day (not XR) This is a study about Prediabetes/Diabetes, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Rapid Weight Gain, and/or Insulin...
This study is for children's who are: • Ages 7 to 21 years old • Currently taking Metformin twice a day (not XR) This is a study about Prediabetes/Diabetes, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Rapid Weight Gain, and/or Insulin Resistance diagnosis. Researchers at Children's Mercy want to learn more about Metformin. The purpose of this study is to learn how Metformin is processed in the body and to discover how to best dose Metformin in children.
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE): A study to identify social risk factors
This study is for: • Patients who have obesity and are diagnosed with Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) • Children 9-16 years old...
This study is for: • Patients who have obesity and are diagnosed with Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) • Children 9-16 years old. • A parent or legal guardian of the study participant will be asked to complete a one-time 9-question survey via email as well as a one-time interview over the phone or via Zoom call The purpose of this study is to help understand underlying health disparities and improve other aspects of a child's health that are related to SCFE. Researchers wants to know if a SCFE diagnosis can be a "wake up call to action" for a family and health care community by identifying and addressing ways for the child to regain their health.
Weight control and Asthma: The process of steroid medications
This study is being done for children and teens: • 5-17 years • Asthma diagnosis • Steroid use during hospitalization...
This study is being done for children and teens: • 5-17 years • Asthma diagnosis • Steroid use during hospitalization The purpose of this study is to find out if children with obesity process steroid medication differently than children who do not have obesity when having an asthma attack. this study will help us figure out how to give each person prescribed the medicine the "just right" dose for them—not too high and not too low.