Behavioral Treatment of Weight Gain in CF

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Cystic Fibrosis

In brief

The current study examines the efficacy of two treatments to help children with cystic fibrosis (CF) meet their dietary calorie requirements of 120% to 150% of the recommended daily allowance of energy and the effect of these treatments on weight gain and maintenance. One treatment provides children with CF and their parents nutrition education about the best foods for meeting their dietary needs. The second treatment gives children with CF and their families similar nutritional information plus behavioral parenting methods for motivating children to eat the recommended foods. Children with CF and their families are seen weekly for 7 treatment sessions across 9 weeks for the active phase of treatment. Families are then followed for 2 years after treatment in order to better understand how long the treatments are effective and to determine the health benefits of better nutrition status and weight gain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00006169

Run by

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Starts

1996-06-01

Expected to finish

1999-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-03-02

Who can join

Age: 4 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Weight percentile for age or height below 40th for age and sex
• Pancreatic insufficiency

You may not qualify if…

• Developmental delays
• Pseudomonas cepacia
• Supplemental enteral or parenteral nutrition

Where it is running

• University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida, United States
• Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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