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N/A N=184 Randomized Treatment

NOURISH: Nourishing Our Understanding of Role Modeling to Improve Support and Health

Pediatric Obesity

Enrolled (actual)
184
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2015
Primary outcome: Primary: Child BMI — 98.47; 97.86; 98.19; 97.86 percentile — p=.008

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
NOURISH (Behavioral); Wellness Group (Other)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Primary completion
Apr 2010

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Child BMI
98.47; 97.86; 98.19; 97.86 .008 sig
SECONDARY
Child Feeding
-0.16; -0.03 .041 sig
SECONDARY
Child Quality of Life
3.47; 1.46 .61
SECONDARY
Parental BMI
.42; -.65 0.13
SECONDARY
Parental Dietary Intake of Fat
-6.15; -0.42 .024 sig

Summary

The percentage of overweight children between the ages of 6 and 11 has nearly tripled in the last three decades, and rates are even higher among African Americans.Overweight children are at-risk for numerous health problems, thus effective treatments are urgently needed. This study will evaluate an innovative intervention for ethnically diverse parents (NOURISH), which focuses on helping parents role model and teach their children healthy behaviors.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • To qualify for participation, parents/caregivers must have a child between the ages of 6 and 11 with a BMI > the 85th percentile [128].
  • This child must also primarily reside in the participating caregiver's home.
  • Participants also need to speak English fluently, and be able to understand and follow basic instructions and perform simple exercises.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Caregivers are ineligible if they are:
  • non-ambulatory,
  • pregnant,
  • or have a clinical diagnosis that may be negatively impacted by exercise.
  • Parents whose children have a medical condition or developmental disorder that precludes weight loss using conventional diet and exercise methods are also ineligible for participation.

All parents meeting study criteria will be offered participation in the randomized trial comparing NOURISH with a control group.

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00628030). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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