Status:
COMPLETED
Familial Overweight: Comparing Use of Strategies
Lead Sponsor:
Seattle Children's Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Conditions:
Overweight and Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-11 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of two different approaches (prescribed \& self-directed) to the treatment of childhood obesity and their relative impact on child weight status, p...
Detailed Description
Pediatric obesity is a highly prevalent problem, requiring both treatment and prevention efforts to reduce cardiovascular disease risk and metabolic consequences among affected children and the child ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Child age: 7-11 years.
- English-speaking.
- Parent is willing and able to actively participate in treatment.
- Overweight child: at or above 85th percentile for age- and gender-specific BMI, but not more than 175% above median BMI for age and gender.
- Overweight parent: BMI≥ 25.
- Live within 50 miles of Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center.
Exclusion
- Medical condition known to promote obesity (e.g. Prader-Willi syndrome, Cushing's syndrome).
- Already involved with another weight control program.
- Consistently engaging in weight-affecting behaviors (e.g. child: smoking)
- Significant diagnosed obesity-related co-morbidities (e.g. Type 2 diabetes)
- Taking weight-affecting medications (e.g. Ritalin)
- Participating parent or child: an existing thought disorder, suicidality, substance abuse disorder, or other psychological or medical conditions that may preclude full participation.
- Participating parent or child: Disability or illness that would preclude them from engaging in at least moderate intensity physical activity.
- Participating parent or child: Current or prior diagnosed eating disturbance.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
72 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00746629
Start Date
May 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2012
Last Update
May 21 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101