Status:

COMPLETED

A Trial To Study The Effects Of Group Versus Individual Dietary Counseling In Pediatric Obesity

Lead Sponsor:

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Conditions:

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

9-17 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Aim 1 - The primary aim of the study is to assess whether group counseling is a non-inferior intervention compared to the usual care of individual counseling in the management of childhood obesity. In...

Detailed Description

This is a non-inferiority study to determine the sample size needed for a larger study to explore an intervention strategy focused on nutrition counseling to maximize weight loss and minimize cardiova...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects 9-17 years of age with a BMI percentile for age of ≥95
  • Subjects must be able to attend monthly sessions with a parent and/or guardian.

Exclusion

  • Subjects with diabetes at baseline, mental or psychological disease that would interfere with understanding, disease or medication causing obesity or weight loss, and participants in an alternative weight management program will not be included in the study.
  • Subjects with impaired glucose tolerance will not be excluded from participation.
  • Non-English speaking subjects will not be excluded.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01840631

Start Date

April 1 2013

End Date

June 1 2018

Last Update

October 12 2018

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Albert Einstein College of Medicine West Campus CRC

The Bronx, New York, United States, 10467