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N/A Completed N=72 Randomized Single-blind Treatment

For the Health of Our Children--Clinic Based Treatment of Childhood Obesity

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01625910 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
72
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jun 2013
Primary outcomePrimary: Body Mass Index Z-score Change — -0.02; -0.08 BMI z-score change

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.

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Body Mass Index Z-score Change
-0.02; -0.08
SECONDARY
Sugar Sweetened Beverages
-0.14; 0.03

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
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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. Informational only — not medical advice.

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