Parents As The Agent Of Change For Childhood Obesity (PAAC)
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Obesity
In brief
The objective of this study is to test and evaluate the effectiveness of a parent-only treatment for childhood obesity. This study provides state-of-the-art treatment for childhood obesity. Parents and children will participate in treatment groups for 6 months. These treatment groups include recommendations to decrease overall caloric intake (by increasing fruits and vegetables), increasing physical activity, decreasing sedentary behavior and changing the home food environment. We are currently implementing this treatment in the Healthy Choices Program which is part of the Childhood Obesity Clinic at the University of Minnesota. Len Epstein at the University of Buffalo has been publishing on this treatment protocol for 30 years.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01066910
- Run by
- University of Minnesota
- People needed
- 80
- Starts
- 2006-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2009-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2012-07-10
Who can join
Age: 8 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- An overweight child (>95th%) in the family who is between the ages of 8-12.
- A parent willing to participate and attend all treatment meetings.
- Family willing to commit to 6 months of treatment attendance, and follow-up for 6 months post-treatment.
- Family willing to submit the $60 deposit.
You may not qualify if…
- Child psychiatric disorder diagnoses (based on parent report).
- Child diagnoses of a serious current physical disease (such as diabetes) for which physician supervision of diet and exercise prescription are needed.
- Family with restrictions on types of food, such as food allergies, or religious or ethnic practices that limit the foods available in the home.
- Child with physical difficulties that limit the ability to exercise.
- Child with an active eating disorder.
- All exclusionary and inclusionary criteria are similar to those in previous studies of Epstein and colleagues and Golan and colleagues.
Where it is running
- KDWB University Pediatrics Family Center (UMP Stand alone clinic) — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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