Psychological treatment for obese adolescents and their effects on social interaction and body mass index

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• Conditions: Obesity; interpersonal relationships; C18.654.726.500; F01.829.401

• Registration Number: RBR-38p23s
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de São Paulo

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-07-18
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Data analysis completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Both mass index above than the 95th percentile for age featuring obese according to the curves of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2000); between 10 and 19 years old; willingness to participate in all program activities.

Exclusion Criteria

Psychological disorders; use of medications that could interfere in the variables; physical difficulties that impeded the development of all activities.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increased social competence score checked by the Child Behavior Checklist. Reducing behavior problems checked by the Child Behavior Checklist. Increase in academic performance verified by higher grades in the school. Reduction in body mass index checked in anthropometric assessment, whereas the curves of the CDC (2000). These outcomes are expected soon after treatment and after 9 months of intervention. In all outcomes, it is considered a variation of at least 5% of the score on before/after comparison.;Obese adolescents who participated of the full intervention group, increased their social competence score, reduced behavior problems, reduced body mass index and maintained this reduction for one year.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ão são esperados desfechos secundários.