Parental Involvement as a Strategy to Enhance Adolescent Weight Control

The Miriam Hospital1 site in 1 country49 target enrollmentAugust 2009

ConditionsAdolescent Obesity

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Adolescent Obesity
Sponsor: The Miriam Hospital
Enrollment: 49
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Body Mass Index
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 9 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether a novel model of including parents in adolescent weight control results in greater decrease in adolescent z-BMI compared to an intervention with minimal parent involvement.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

August 2009

End Date

January 2012

Last Updated

9 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

The Miriam Hospital

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Elissa Jelalian

Senior Scientist

The Miriam Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Between 30 and 90% overweight
•Parent or guardian willing to participate

Exclusion Criteria

•Major psychiatric disorder

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Body Mass Index

Time Frame: Baseline and at completion of 16 week intervention

Post-treatment BMI (controlling for baseline BMI)

Secondary Outcomes

Communication 2: Observed Parent-adolescent Communication Quality (DOCS)(Baseline to post-treatment)
Parent Modeling 1: Dietary Choices (WCSS)(Baseline to post-treatment)
Parent Modeling 4: Weight and Body Concerns (FERF-Q)(Baseline to post-treatment)
Parent Modeling 3: Physical Activity (WCSS)(Baseline to post-treatment)
Communication 1: Negative Maternal Weight-related Commentary (FERF-Q)(Baseline to post-treatment)
Parent Modeling 2: Self-monitoring (WCSS)(Baseline to post-treatment)