Status:
COMPLETED
Stay In Treatment for Pediatric Weight Management
Lead Sponsor:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Boston Children's Hospital
Conditions:
Pediatric Obesity
Attrition
Eligibility:
All Genders
7+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Attrition from pediatric weight management programs is unacceptably high, with dropout ranging from 27-73%. This project will utilize a model that predicts dropout from treatment, increasing its power...
Detailed Description
The obesity epidemic is one of the foremost threats to the health of children and adults in the U.S today. Multidisciplinary pediatric weight management programs have been deemed effective, with incre...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Child is 7-18 years of age
- Participating child has been referred to one of the participating weight management programs, and the family (child-parent dyad) has chosen to participate in said program.
- Participating child is obese (BMI ≥95th percentile for age and sex).
- Participating child provides assent to participation in the research study.
- At least one parent/guardian consents to participate (and consent to child participation).
- The parent should be the primary parent accompanying the child to treatment, and the child's primary residence must be with that parent.
- \- Both members of the parent-child dyad must speak either English or Spanish.
Exclusion
- Participating child cannot complete measures and study activities (non-verbal, significant developmental and behavioral challenges).
- Participating child has a chronic illness that impacts weight (i.e. cancer).
- Participating child with a genetic condition (i.e. Prader-Willi) that is associated with excessive weight.
- One member of the parent-child dyad refuses to participate in the study or does not wish to complete 6 months of treatment.
- One member of the parent-child dyad is unable to participate in 6 month follow-up data collection.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 6 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 26 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
1216 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04364282
Start Date
July 6 2020
End Date
March 26 2025
Last Update
November 26 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108
2
Brenner Children's Hospital
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157