The effect of lifestyle treatment on childhood obesity

Completed

• Conditions: Childhood obesity; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Obesity

• Registration Number: ISRCTN36146436
• Lead Sponsor: Haga Teaching Hospital (HagaZiekenhuis) (Netherlands)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-07-13
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 8-17 years (at baseline)
2. Obesity based on BMI values defined by Cole et al.
3. Children/ adolescents presented to the paediatrician
4. Written informed consent from parents and children

Exclusion Criteria

1. Insufficient knowledge/understanding of the Dutch language
2. Children/adolescents following special education
3. Serious co-morbidity
4. Obesity caused by a syndrome (like Prader Willi, Laurence-Moon-Biedl)
5. Endocrine cause of obesity (like hypothyreoidy, Cushing)
6. Obesity caused by medication (like high dose of glucocorticoids)
7. Parents and children/adolescents not willing to invest 40 hours in the treatment
8. Children/adolescents with diabetes mellitus
9. Children/adolescents who already followed a multidisciplinary treatment, including psychological treatment and intensive parent involvement

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified