Extension Family Lifestyle Intervention Project (E-FLIP for Kids)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The Extension Family Lifestyle Intervention Project (E-FLIP for Kids) trial will evaluate the impact of a community based intervention delivered to families in rural settings utilizing the existing Cooperative Extension Service network on child dietary intake and weight. Specifically, the E-FLIP for Kids study will determine if behavioral treatments for child obesity lead to greater improvement in child weight compared to educational only treatment.Participants will include 240 parent-child dyads from ten rural counties in north central Florida. Study outcomes will be measure prior to treatment, at the end of treatment (month 12) and at one year follow-up (month 24). All treatment meetings will be held at Cooperative Extension Service offices within each participating county.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01820338

Run by

University of Florida

People needed

314

Starts

2009-07-01

Expected to finish

2014-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-03-20

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children between the ages of 8 and 12 years,
• BMI equal to or above the 85th percentile for age and gender
• Child and participating parent(s) or legal guardian(s) are required to live within the same dwelling in a rural county.
• Participating parents or legal guardians must be age 75 years or less.

You may not qualify if…

• Child or participating parent has a dietary or exercise restriction
• Medical condition that contraindicates mild energy restriction or moderate physical activity
• Children or adults cannot be engaged in another weight control program.
• Unwilling or unable to give informed consent,
• Parent(s) or legal guardian(s) unable to read English at approximately the 5th grade level,
• Unwilling to accept random assignment,
• Unable to travel to the Extension office for intervention sessions,
• Likely to move out of the county within the next 24 months.

Where it is running

• University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida, United States

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