Status:
COMPLETED
Parent Perceptions of Weight Status: Impact of a Pilot Intervention
Lead Sponsor:
University of Colorado, Denver
Conditions:
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-13 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This pilot study is a randomized controlled trial with an embedded cross sectional study exploring parental perceptions of their weight status and how it affects their perceptions of their child's wei...
Detailed Description
Pediatric obesity has tripled in the past 20 years. Obesity prevention early in life is important and parental participation is essential. Parents must recognize overweight in their child so health pr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 1\. Boys and girls ages 3 to 13 years old presenting with at least one biological parent for a routine health maintenance exam (WCC) at the Child Health Continuity Clinic will be eligible. Parents must be able and willing to have their height and weight measured at the clinic
Exclusion
- Child has previously been referred to a nutritionist/dietician or specialized clinic/program for weight management
- Child is currently being treated for failure to thrive
- Child is on parenteral nutrition
- Child is on chronic systemic steroid therapy
- Child is non-mobile/wheelchair bound
- The family has previously enrolled into the study with a prior sibling
- Family is unable to be contacted at home
- Presenting parent cannot speak and read English or Spanish at at least a 5th grade level
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
222 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00867373
Start Date
May 1 2007
End Date
April 1 2008
Last Update
April 26 2013
Active Locations (1)
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The Children's Hospital
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80010