Skills Training Within a Family-based Obesity Treatment Intervention

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity, Childhood

In brief

This study is investigating the impact of a skills training program in stimulus control of meals and snacks on zBMI. Participants will be randomized to a standard family-based obesity treatment intervention with education on child health or a standard family-based obesity treatment intervention with experiential learning about meal stimulus control strategies.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03271801

Run by

University of Delaware

People needed

2

Starts

2016-06-01

Expected to finish

2019-02-28

Last updated by the study team

2019-03-26

Who can join

Age: 4 and older, up to 8. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• caregiver of child is ≥18 years of age;
• the caregiver has a child between the ages of 4 and 8 years-old who is classified as overweight (body mass index for age ≥ 85th percentile);
• the caregiver and child are able to read, speak and understand English due to delivery of the program in English;
• has transportation to the University of Delaware; and
• is willing and able to commit to the 3-month study.

You may not qualify if…

• the child has a medical condition impacting physical activity or eating (e.g. Type
• 1 or Type 2 diabetes);
• the child have a medical condition that affects growth (e.g. Prader Willi Syndrome);
• the child is currently participating in a weight management program, and/or taking weight loss medication; or
• the caregiver or child has an inability to participate in regular physical activity.

Where it is running

• University of Delaware — Newark, Delaware, United States

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