EMKIE - DZPG

General Information

Status

Ongoing (III): Recruitment completed, but data collection ongoing

Description

This study has established a cohort of families starting from pregnancy into the fourth year of the offspring. Roughly half of the mothers have a history of an eating disorder, while the other half has no such history. EMKIE looks at transgenerational transmission of eating behavior.

Survey Results

Is it an interventional or non-interventional study?

Non-interventional

Specification of study type

Case-control
Family-based
Birth cohort
Longitudinal

Is it a mono- or multicentric study?

Monocentric

Is it a single or multi country study?

Single

Which country?

Germany

Who are participants?

Patients with specific diseases

Which diseases? (ICD-11 classification)

Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders (06)

Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders (ICD-11 classification)

Feeding or eating disorders

Recruitment setting

General population

Target sample size

Obtained sample size

Start of recruitment

2018

Minimum age of participants

Maximum age of participants

Data sources for the study

Biological samples
Administrative databases
Imaging data
Medical records
Interview
Questionnaire
Other

Which other data sources?

observational data (feeding / eating situation)

Is it planned to share the data?

Yes, there is a plan to make data available

Additional information about data sharing

Underlies data protection arrangements

Are further follow-ups planned?

Not planned, but possible

Is there consent to re-contact participants?

Yes

Is the implementation of further study components possible?

Yes