Status:
COMPLETED
Childhood Obesity Treatment: A Maintenance Approach
Lead Sponsor:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Conditions:
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-12 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Obesity is a major public health problem. At least 15 million American adults are obese, and the number is rising. Childhood obesity is also increasing in prevalence and currently affects approximatel...
Detailed Description
This is an efficacy study comparing two intervention strategies designed to improve the long-term maintenance of weight loss in children compared to a no maintenance treatment control group. In this s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Child:
- 20%-100% overweight
- 7-12 years old
- At least one parent:
- At least 20% overweight
- Actively participates in program along with participating child
- Both participating family members:
- Can read and speak English at a 3rd grade level
Exclusion
- Either participating child or parent:
- has current psychopathology and is not in ongoing psychiatric care
- has an active substance abuse problem
- is not taking weight-affecting medications
- does not have a medical condition for which a weight loss program would be contraindicated
- does not have a physical disability of illness that limits their ability to do physical activity
- does not have major dietary restrictions
- is not participating in an active weight loss treatment
- All family members:
- do not have an active eating disorder
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 1999
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
April 1 2004
Estimated Enrollment :
216 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00301197
Start Date
August 1 1999
End Date
April 1 2004
Last Update
March 10 2006
Active Locations (1)
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110