Behavior Change Family Counseling to Reduce Rate of Weight Gain in At-Risk Children
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Obesity
In brief
This study will train primary care providers to counsel families on behavior change that is aimed at reducing the rate of weight gain in at-risk children.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00241891
- Run by
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- People needed
- 158
- Starts
- 2006-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-04-07
Who can join
Age: 8 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Sought care at the participating practices at least once in the 3 years prior to study entry
- Children "at risk for overweight" at their last clinical visit (according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] definition of a BMI at or above the 50th percentile, but less than the 95th percentile)
- Children who consume at least 28 oz of sweetened beverages per week (i.e., an average of 4 oz per day) as assessed during the telephone screening by selected components of a validated food frequency questionnaire
- The following conditions will be acceptable if they have been well controlled in the 3 months prior to study entry: hypertension, dyslipidemia, sleep apnea, asthma, and insulin resistance without diabetes
You may not qualify if…
- Developmental delay requiring special education
- Depression
- Psychosis
- Eating disorder
- Significant orthopedic problems interfering with physical activity
- Diabetes
- Any significant chronic condition potentially interfering with nutrition or physical activity
- Treated with a drug known to affect weight gain
- Measured BMI z-score at first visit higher than +2.0 Standard Deviations (97.7th percentile)
- Families who are uninterested or unable to participate
- Home-schooled
Where it is running
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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