For the Health of Our Children--Clinic Based Treatment of Childhood Obesity
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Conditions studied: Obesity
In brief
Childhood obesity is a major public health problem in the U.S. Currently approximately one in three children is considered overweight or obese. Most overweight children grow to become overweight adults. It is unclear how effective pediatricians and other primary care physicians can be in assisting overweight children to normalize their body weight. Expert guidelines have been established, but are currently untested. This study will randomize overweight and obese children between the ages of 4 and 8 years old to either the recommended treatment guidelines or a control (non-intervention) group. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability (a) to recruit overweight children between the ages of 4 and 8 years old (b) to remeasure the children three months after enrollment and (c) to reduce childhood obesity via implementation of the recommended treatment guidelines.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01625910
- Run by
- University of Minnesota
- People needed
- 72
- Starts
- 2011-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2012-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-03-09
Who can join
Age: 4 and older, up to 8. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- any patient at the participating clinic between the ages of 4-8 years who have a BMI ≥ the 85th percentile
You may not qualify if…
- emergent health concern
- serious chronic health concern or recent gastrointestinal illness which may have resulted in weight loss
- on medications known to affect weight
Where it is running
- Fairview Children's Clinic — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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