N/A
N=72
For the Health of Our Children--Clinic Based Treatment of Childhood Obesity
Obesity
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01625910 ↗Enrolled (actual)
72
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jun 2013
Primary outcome: Primary: Body Mass Index Z-score Change — -0.02; -0.08 BMI z-score change
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Behavioral counseling (Behavioral)
- Age
- Pediatric · 4+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
- Primary completion
- Aug 2012
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Body Mass Index Z-score Change |
-0.02; -0.08 | — |
| SECONDARY Sugar Sweetened Beverages |
-0.14; 0.03 | — |
Summary
Childhood obesity is a major public health problem in the U.S. Currently approximately one in three children is considered overweight or obese. Most overweight children grow to become overweight adults. It is unclear how effective pediatricians and other primary care physicians can be in assisting overweight children to normalize their body weight. Expert guidelines have been established, but are currently untested.
This study will randomize overweight and obese children between the ages of 4 and 8 years old to either the recommended treatment guidelines or a control (non-intervention) group.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability (a) to recruit overweight children between the ages of 4 and 8 years old (b) to remeasure the children three months after enrollment and (c) to reduce childhood obesity via implementation of the recommended treatment guidelines.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- any patient at the participating clinic between the ages of 4-8 years who have a BMI ≥ the 85th percentile
Exclusion Criteria
- emergent health concern
- serious chronic health concern or recent gastrointestinal illness which may have resulted in weight loss
- on medications known to affect weight
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01625910). 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.