Effect of community-based healthcare program with Korean medicine treatment for obese childre
- Conditions
- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease
- Registration Number
- KCT0003964
- Lead Sponsor
- Kyung Hee University Oriental Medicine Hospital at Gangdong
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 16
1. Obese pediatrics (BMI at or above the 95th percentile for children of the same age and sex) in their 3rd to 6th grade, who participated in the health promotion service program of Suji-gu healthcare center from July 31 to August 23, 2018
2. Participants whose guardians have voluntarily agreed to participate in the healthcare program and have signed written informed consent including agreement on personal information
3. Subjects who participated at least 6 times out of a total of 8 visits (twice a week for 4 weeks) of healthcare program and completed before and after assessments including body composition, blood chemistry, physical activity, and preference for salt density and sugar content
1. Participants having hereditary disorders or endocrine diseases that could be one of the reasons of symptomatic(secondary) obesity
2. Other reasons for exclusion in the study as assessed by researchers
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method body mass index (BMI, kg/m2)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method body fat mass (BFM, kg);skeletal muscle mass (SMM, kg);fasting blood sugar (FBS, mg/dL);total cholesterol (T-chol, mg/dL);high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-chol, mg/dL);low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-chol, mg/dL);triglyceride (TG, mg/dL);Physical activity questionnaire;preference for salt density;preference for sugar content;satisfaction for the healthcare program;adverse events