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Family Based Intervention in Childhood obesitY

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Obesity
Registration Number
NCT01110096
Lead Sponsor
Sykehuset i Vestfold HF
Brief Summary

The study compares the effect on BMI of two different treatment options for obesity in childhood. Families with at least one obese child and parent are invited to join the project. The hypothesis is that family camp gives an additional reduction in BMI compared to a less intensive family lifestyle school.

Detailed Description

Participants are randomised to two intervention groups:

A): Two weeks family camp and two years follow-up as a cooperation with primary health care, private rehabilitation center and specialist health care.

B): Four days lifestyle school with two years follow-up as a cooperation with primary health care and specialist health care

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • age 7 to 12 years
  • BMI > iso-BMI 30 (Coles index)
Exclusion Criteria
  • syndromatic obesity
  • obesity related to diseases
  • local community not involved
  • child has present follow-up because of obesity in secondary health care
  • parent has present/planned follow-up because of obesity in secondary health care

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
BMI-SDSAfter 2 years

Primary Outcome Measure is body mass index-standard deviation score. Reduced values from baseline to endpoint means reduced overweight.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Physical fitnessAfter 2 years

Six minutes walk test for children and parents.

BehaviourAfter 2 years

Evaluating effect of intervention on risk for psyciatric disorders.

Quality of lifeAfter 2 years

Questionnaire for children and parent

Blood samplesAfter 2 years

Improvement in spesific blood tests with relevance to metabolic syndrome after 2 years intervention? Blood is biobanked at baseline and after 2 years.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

St Olavs Hospital

🇳🇴

Trondheim, Norway

Morbid Obesity Center, The Hospital of Vestfold, South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority

🇳🇴

Tønsberg, Norway

St Olavs Hospital
🇳🇴Trondheim, Norway

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