Concerned about your child's weight and want other options to help them?
New research studies at the University of Minnesota for teens with obesity.
No cost to participate.
Impact of Childhood Obesity
Our bodies are hard-wired to carry extra weight. It is not your fault. It is not your child’s fault. At the University of Minnesota's Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine (CPOM), we do research to help discover new solutions and treatments to help your child live a healthier life.
Carrying extra weight in childhood greatly increases the chance of carrying extra weight as an adult. In other words, your child will not “grow out of it.” The younger they are at the time of intervention, the greater the chance to alter the course of the disease; to decrease their risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, liver disease, some types of cancer and mental health problems.
About CPOM at the University of Minnesota
The approach we take in our research center is that obesity is primarily a biologically driven disease. It is not a character flaw. It is not a wrong choice on your part, or your child’s. Most people will not lose weight simply by trying harder to exercise more and eat less. The solutions for better, more effective treatments need to come from what we discover from the realm of research.
Who Should Participate?
We have many research studies that may help your child achieve a healthier weight.
We are looking for teens who are:
Concerned about carrying too much weight
12-17 years old
Willing to try innovative treatments, some of our studies may include medication
Available to participate from 4-18 months, depending on the study
Able to attend visits at the UMN Twin Cities campus
Why Participate?
If your child qualifies and chooses to join one of our studies, they will receive:
All study-related care at no cost
Free parking
Compensation for participating
The opportunity to help advance obesity research to potentially benefit other teens with obesity
To see if your child might qualify, and to get connected with CPOM to learn more, click SEE IF MY CHILD QUALIFIES below.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about CPOM studies, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff at cpom-recruit@umn.edu or (612) 624-3137 .
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