Status:
UNKNOWN
Efficacy of a Clinic-based, Multi- Disciplinary, Pediatric Weight Management Program
Lead Sponsor:
University of Vermont
Conditions:
Body Weight Changes
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. From 1980 to 2008, the prevalence of obesity among adolescents aged 12 to 18 years, increased from 5.0% to 18.1%.1 Although several pediat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Phone screening
- Approval to participate in a weight management program from the child's pediatrician
- Children between the ages of 12 and 18 years
- Children overweight (\>85th-\<95th BMI percentile) or obese (\>95th BMI percentile)
Exclusion
- Children with evidence of significant cardiovascular disease or cardiac arrhythmias
- Children with liver disease
- Children on chronic use of medications including diuretics, steroids and adrenergic-stimulating agents
- Children with emotional problems such as clinical depression or other diagnosed psychological condition and currently use prescription medication for psychological conditions
- Children with evidence of family and/or medical neglect or physical, mental or sexual child abuse
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01857791
Start Date
January 1 2011
Last Update
September 10 2015
Active Locations (1)
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1
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05405