ational Adolescent Treatment Trial for Obesity in Kuwait

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

• Registration Number: ISRCTN37457227
• Lead Sponsor: Civil Service Commission (Kuwait)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-12-01
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

1. Boys and girls
2. Obese (body mass index [BMI] at or above 95th percentile on US CDC 200 BMI charts)
3. Aged 10 - 14 years inclusive
4. With no major chronic disease or disability
5. With no obvious underlying pathological cause of obesity
6. At least one parent willing to attend treatment sessions if randomly allocated to intervention
7. Attending a mainstream school in the public sector

Exclusion Criteria

1. Non-obese
2. With major disease
3. With underlying pathological cause of obesity
4. Less than 10 years or greater than 14 years at study inception
5. Not attending a mainstream school in the public sector
6. Unable or unwilling to attend treatment sessions if randomised to intervention group

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in BMI z score from baseline to 6 months after the start of treatment or standard care control.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Change in quality of life from baseline to +6 month follow up<br>2. Change in blood pressure and blood-based cardiometabolic risk factors (fasting lipids, triglycerides, insulin, glucose) from baseline to +6 months<br>3. Changes in estimated fat and fat free mass from baseline to +6 month follow up (using bioelectrical impedance)