Obesity intervention delivered by dental teams

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Metabolic & endocrine, obesity; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Obesity

• Registration Number: ISRCTN04152711
• Lead Sponsor: orth Central London Research Consortium (UK)

Brief Summary

2013 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23816488

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-05-24
• Study Completion: 2013-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 10 December 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Current inclusion criteria as of 22/08/2012:
1. Young person aged 11-16 years
2. Attending general dental practice
3. Classified as overweight or obese (BMI at or above 85th centile)
4. Full parental and subject consent given
5. Young person consumes at least 1 can of soft drinks per day

Previous inclusion criteria until 22/08/2012
1. Young person aged 12-14 years
3. Classified as overweight (BMI at or above 85th but below 98th centile)

Exclusion Criteria

Current exclusion criteria as of 22/08/2012:
1. Young person classified as normal weight (BMI below 85th centile)
2. Has serious underlying medical condition or eating disorder
3. Young person unable to communicate effectively in English
4. On a special prescribed diet

Previous exclusion criteria until 22/08/2012:
1. Young person classified as normal weight or obese (BMI at or above 98th centile)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anthropometric measures of BMI and waist circumference measured at baseline and 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean daily consumption of soft drinks measured at baseline and 6 months