Efficacy of Increasing Physical Activity to Reduce Children's Visceral Fat

Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The purpose of this trial is to examine whether adding greater physical activity to standard family-based behavioral pediatric obesity treatment decreases the amount of visceral fat among treated overweight children.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00359957

Run by

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

People needed

29

Starts

2006-07-01

Expected to finish

2007-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-03-02

Who can join

Age: 7 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 7-12 years old
• >85th percentile BMI
• have at least one parent with a BMI>25
• able to engage in at least moderate intensity physical activity
• child and parent willing and able to participate in behavioral treatment
• English-speaking

You may not qualify if…

• child or parent already enrolled in another weight control program
• child or parent with a medical condition known to affect weight or growth
• child or parent with significant mental illness that would interfere with engaging in treatment
• child or parent with a current or past diagnosed eating disorder
• child or parent currently taking any medication that affects weight or growth
• child who is more than 120% above their median BMI for age and gender

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center — Seattle, Washington, United States

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