CrescNet - Growth Monitoring Network

Sponsor

University of Leipzig (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT03072537

Collaborator

(none)

1,000,000

Enrollment

Location

360

Anticipated Duration (Months)

2777.9

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

CrescNet is a network of primary care physicians and pediatricians (n=219) and endocrinological treatment centers (n=33), established in Leipzig in 1998, whose aim is to improve the early detection of growth disorders. Secondary to this clinical aim, epidemiological analyses, for example on secular trends of growth data of children, are performed.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Obesity Child Development Growth Disorders

Detailed Description

Pediatricians participating in CrescNet provide pseudononymized data on patients' height, weight, and head circumferences to the CrescNet registry. Growth data are evaluated by automatized filter algorithms and by a pediatric endocrinologist. CrescNet does not have access to patients or personal patient data. Each participating pediatrician receives a quarterly screening report with recommendations for the work-up of children with abnormal growth or abnormal development of weight or body mass index.

The data registry is used for scientific purposes.The collection of data from healthy children allows the generation of evidence based statements about prevalence rates of growth disorders and also about the rates in disorders of weight development. For this, data are provided completely anonymized without allowing conclusions on personal patient data.

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational [Patient Registry]

Anticipated Enrollment :

1000000 participants

Observational Model:

Other

Time Perspective:

Prospective

Official Title:

CrescNet - Computer-guided, Population-based Surveillance System for Growth Disorders

Actual Study Start Date :

Jan 1, 1998

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Jan 1, 2028

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Jan 1, 2028

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

growth disorders [18 years]
Early detection of growth disorders in childhood and adolescent development. For this, not only absolute data but also growth velocity data are evaluated.
obesity [18 years]
detection of critical age periods for the development of obesity. For this, not only absolute data but also growth velocity data are evaluated.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

N/A to 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria: Population based sample with inclusion of any patient seen by primary care or institutional physician/pediatrician, regardless of the objective for the visit (well child visits, acute visits or special requests)

Exclusion Criteria: none