Pain and Weight Treatment: Development and Trial of PAW

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Conditions studied: Obesity, Adolescent, Pain, Chronic, CBT

In brief

Pediatric weight management efficacy is impacted by failure to complete treatment protocols and, for those that do complete treatment, a return to unhealthy behaviors. This project tests whether treating pain, a common comorbid condition to pediatric obesity, will enhance treatment. This study will generate results that can be translated into immediate improvements in care for families seeking treatment for pediatric obesity.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04046562

Run by

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

People needed

50

Starts

2019-08-14

Expected to finish

2027-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-01

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Males and females between 12 and 18 years of age
• Ability to speak, write and read English
• A parent or guardian who speaks, writes and reads English
• Signed consent and assent from the child and parent
• Enrollment in a weight management program
• Score greater than 3 on the Pain Burden Inventory at screening (in order to recruit adolescents who experience more than just general aches and pains).
• Youth reporting musculoskeletal pain

You may not qualify if…

• Parent or guardian unable to participate
• Patients on weight reducing medications
• Severe psychiatric illness (i.e., suicidal or hospitalization within past 6 months)
• Medical conditions such as Type 1 diabetes

Where it is running

• Connecticut Children's Medical Center — Hartford, Connecticut, United States (enrolling)

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