Peer Counseling in Family-Based Treatment for Childhood Obesity
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Childhood Obesity
In brief
To evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of peers as interventionists in delivering family-based behavioral pediatric weight control intervention.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01789671
- Run by
- Seattle Children's Hospital
- People needed
- 33
- Starts
- 2012-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-05-20
Who can join
Age: 7 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Child age: 7-11 years at time of enrollment
- Overweight child: at or above 85th percentile for age- and gender-specific BMI.
- At least one overweight parent (BMI≥ 25.0).
- Parent is willing and able to actively participate in treatment including willingness to serve as a peer interventionist following treatment.
- Must live within 50 miles of the treatment center.
You may not qualify if…
- Current enrollment in another weight control program for the participating child or parent.
- The participating parent is pregnant.
- Thought disorder, suicidality, or substance abuse disorder in either the participating parent or the participating child.
- Inability of the child to comprehend English at a 1st-grade level or participating parent to comprehend English at an 8th-grade level.
- Physical disability or illness in either the participating parent or the child that precludes moderate intensity physical activity.
- Medication regimen for the child that affects his or her weight.
- Conditions known to promote obesity in the participating child (e.g. Prader-Willi).
- Diagnosed eating disorder (i.e., anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder) in either parent (participating and nonparticipating) and/or the participating child.
Where it is running
- Seattle Children's — Seattle, Washington, United States
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