A Scalable Weight Control Intervention for Adolescents

Status unconfirmed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Pediatric Obesity

In brief

Community-based programs are needed to improve dissemination of efficacious treatment for adolescent obesity. The current study aims to modify a community-based program, delivered through the YMCA, to increase its effectiveness with adolescents. Adolescents will be randomized to either a 16-week standard program (JOIN) or a targeted intervention tailored for adolescents (TEEN JOIN). Primary outcomes include changes in BMI, objectively measured physical activity, and self-efficacy, assessed at 4 months and 10 months following randomization.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02426346

Run by

The Miriam Hospital

People needed

120

Starts

2014-09-01

Expected to finish

2017-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-04-21

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 13 to 17 years
• BMI > 85th percentile and absolute BMI < 50
• have at least one parent available to provide consent and participate in sessions
• speak English
• agree to study participation and random assignment

You may not qualify if…

• currently involved in another weight loss program
• have a medical condition that would interfere with the prescribed dietary plan or participation in physical activity
• developmentally delayed such that the intervention materials will not be appropriate
• in treatment for a major psychiatric disorder, including an eating disorder, or are diagnosed with a major psychiatric disorder at the time of screening.

Where it is running

• Weight Management and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital/Alpert Medical School of Brown University — Providence, Rhode Island, United States (enrolling)

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