The children's health and activity modification program (C.H.A.M.P.): a community-based lifestyle program for children with obesity and their families

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: C.H.A.M.P. was a community- and family-based lifestyle (feasibility) intervention that targeted children with obesity and their caregivers.; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13143236
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Western Ontario

Brief Summary

1. Burke, S. M., Shapiro, S., Petrella, R. J., Irwin, J. D., Jackman, M., Pearson, E. S., Prapavessis, H., & Shoemaker, J. K. Using the RE-AIM framework to evaluate a community-based summer camp for children with obesity: A prospective feasibility study. BMC Obesity. http://www.biomedcentral.com/2052-9538/2/21/abstract. 2. Burke, S. M., Vanderloo, L., Gaston, A., Pearson, E. S., & Tucker, P. (in press). An examination of self-reported physical activity and physical activity self-efficacy among children with obesity: Findings from the Children’s Health and Activity Modification Program (C.H.A.M.P.) pilot study. Retos: Nuevas tendencias en Educacion Fisica, Deporte y Recreacion (Challenges: New tendencies in Physical Education, Sport, and Recreation). 3. Pearson, E. S., Irwin, J. D., Burke, S. M., & Shapiro, S. (2013). Parental perspectives of a 4-week day-camp for children with obesity. Global Journal of Health Science, 5(2), 111-122. 4. Pearson, E. S., Irwin, J. D., & Burke, S. M. (2012). The Children’s Health and Activity Modification Program (C.H.A.M.P.): Participants’ perspectives of a four-week lifestyle intervention for children with obesity. Journal of Child Health Care, 16(4), 382-394. PMID: 23045293 5. Martin, L. J., Burke, S. M., Shapiro, S., Carron, A. V., Irwin, J. D., Petrella, R., Prapavessis, H., & Shoemaker, K. (2009). The use of group dynamics strategies to enhance cohesion in a lifestyle intervention program for obese children. BMC Public Health, 9, 277-288. PMID: 19646259 6. Burke, S. M., & Pearson, E. S. (2012). The impact of a group-based lifestyle intervention on obese children’s self-efficacy for physical activity [Abstract]. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 34(Suppl.), S208-S209. 7. Shapiro, S., Burke, S. M., Petrella, R., Irwin, J., Prapavessis, H., & Shoemaker, J. K. (2011). The Children’s Health and Activity Modification Program: Determining the feasibility of a childhood obesity lifestyle intervention [Abstract]. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 35(2), 167. Abstract #108. 8. Pearson, E., Irwin, J., & Burke, S. M. (2011). The Children’s Health and Activity Modification Program (C.H.A.M.P.): A family-based lifestyle intervention for obese children [Abstract]. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 33(Suppl.), S176. 9. Gimon, T. I., Burke, S. M., Zamir, M., McMordie, J., Frances, M. F., Petrella, R. J., & Shoemaker, J. K. (2011). Exercise training and peripheral vascular bed mechanics in overweight children [Abstract]. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 36(S2), S322. 10. Jackman, M., Burke, S. M., Melling, J., Shapiro, S., Malek, A., & Petrella, R. J. (2009). Cardiometabolic effects of the Children’s Health and Activity Modification Program (C.H.A.M.P.) in obese children [Abstract]. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 25(Suppl. SB): 245. 11. Martin, L. J., Carron, A. V., Burke, S. M., & Shapiro, S. (2009). The use of group dynamics strategies to enhance cohesion in a lifestyle intervention for obese children [Abstract]. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 31(Suppl.), S130.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2014-09-30
• Study Start: 2015-03-27
• Last Update Posted: 5 January 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Children were eligible to participate in the study if they:
1. Were male or female and between the ages of 8 and 14 years
2. Had a body mass index (BMI) > 95th percentile for age and gender
3. Had written clearance to engage in physical activity prior to beginning the program (eligible children underwent a general medical assessment conducted by a paediatrician at the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario)

Caregivers were eligible to participate in the study if they had a child who met the above criteria.

Exclusion Criteria

Children were excluded from the study if they:
1. Were not between the ages of 8 and 14
2. Had a body mass index (BMI) that was not > 95th percentile for their age and gender
3. Possessed any contraindications for physical activity

Caregivers were not eligible to participate in the study if their child was excluded for any of the above mentioned reasons.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified