Guided Self-help for Families With an Overweight Child

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a home based program can teach parents and moderately overweight kids who are of 8-12 years old with a BMI% between 85-97%, how to manage their child's weight. The study uses manuals and involves a short visit to the clinic every other week.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01145833

Run by

University of California, San Diego

People needed

50

Starts

2009-10-01

Expected to finish

2011-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-09-03

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• child between the ages of 8 \& 12
• an moderately overweight child with a BMI% between 85-97%
• child has a parent willing to participate
• child has a parent who can read English at a minimum of a 6th grade level
• family who is willing to commit to treatment attendance and attendance at all assessments.

You may not qualify if…

• Child psychiatric disorder diagnoses (based on parent report)
• Child diagnoses of a serious current physical disease (such as diabetes)
• Child who is taking medications that may impact their weight
• Child with physical difficulties that limit the ability to exercise
• Child with an active eating disorder
• Child and parent will be moving out of the San Diego County before study completion
• Child and/or parent has a modified diet due to religious or socially conscious reasons (such as Vegan, vegetarian)

Where it is running

• UCSD Center for Obesity and Health//Pediatrics Department — La Jolla, California, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.