Status:
UNKNOWN
Exercise and Behavioral Therapy in Obese Children
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Geneva
Collaborating Sponsors:
Swiss National Science Foundation
Conditions:
Childhood Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
8-11 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to compare the effects of exercise training and family-based behavioral treatment, either in individual or in group setting, in pre-pubertal children and their mother.
Detailed Description
Introduction: The prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing rapidly in developing countries. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of exercise training and family-based behavioral trea...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Childhood obesity (\>97 percentile WHO references)
Exclusion
- being involved in any weight control, physical activity, behavior therapy, or gastric surgery program;
- familial history of dyslipidemia or essential hypertension;
- medications or hormones, which may influence cardiovascular function, body composition, lipid or glucose metabolism in the preceding 6 months;
- orthopaedic affection limiting physical activity;
- genetic disorder or another chronic disease;
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
75 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01506245
Start Date
January 1 2011
End Date
December 1 2012
Last Update
January 9 2012
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital of Geneva
Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, 1205