CHAT at HOME Pilot Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Childhood Obesity

In brief

This study is evaluating the acceptability and feasibility of a 10 session parent-targeted phone-based childhood obesity treatment (n=40). A factorial design (2 X 2 X 2) will be used to examine the acceptability and feasibility of 3 intervention components: 1) the first session being conducted in person, 2) involving a second adult caregiver, and 3) a weekly weighing of child via WiFi-enabled scales.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT03661918
Run by: University of Minnesota
People needed: 32
Starts: 2018-11-27
Expected to finish: 2019-09-01
Last updated by the study team: 2019-09-25

Who can join

Age: 8 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

Parent/primary caregiver of child in the 8-12 year old age range based on child birth date
The child's BMI is greater than or equal to the 85th percentile according to CDC age and sex reference standards
Child lives with parent/primary caregiver 50% of the time
Willing to have a second caregiver participate in this study
Wifi at home
The parent and child can speak, read, and understand English

You may not qualify if…

Kidney disease, Type 1 diabetes, Lupus, current Cancer diagnosis,
Chromosomal abnormality such as Down's syndrome or Turner's syndrome
Child taken any steroid medications such as Prednisone, Prenisilone and Decadron on a daily basis for more than 1 month in the past 6 months (this does not include inhalers with steroids)
Child enrolled in a different weight management program
Family participating in any other child research study related to dietary intake, physical activity, weight
Plans to move more than 50 miles from your present location within the next 6 months

Where it is running

University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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