Status:
COMPLETED
Cost-effectiveness of Family Based Pediatric Obesity Treatment
Lead Sponsor:
State University of New York at Buffalo
Collaborating Sponsors:
Healthnow
Conditions:
Weight Change
Quality of Life
Eligibility:
All Genders
8-12 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To determine the cost effectiveness of treating the child alone and parent alone to traditional family-based method of obesity treatment. It is hypothesized that a family-based approach will be more c...
Detailed Description
Research has shown that family-based treatment programs produce significant short and long-term decreases in weight relative to height. Reductions in relative weight are observed for both parents and ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Overweight child and parent in each family
Exclusion
- The parent and child must have no dietary or activity limitations that would preclude making the requested behavior changes; no current psychiatric problems and no history of eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder. Families with a first degree relative with any of the mentioned eating disorders will also be excluded. The participating child must be able to read at a 3rd grade level and demonstrate the ability to maintain diet and activity records in a simulated recording interview. Both parent and child must be able to read the English language well enough to understand the consent and assent forms.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00717132
Start Date
October 1 2007
End Date
November 1 2009
Last Update
May 16 2022
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SUNY @ Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14214