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
Active Locations (1)
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine West Campus CRC
The Bronx, New York, United States, 10467