A FAMILY Program for Childhood Overweight and Obesity
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Enrollment
- 164
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Child BMI-for-age z-score
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Childhood overweight and obesity is a health problem with lifelong implications related to diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, psychological disorders as well as other chronic conditions.
Detailed Description
In Taiwan, the nationwide prevalence of overweight and obesity among school-age children aged 7 to 11 years has also increased over the past years. Sleep and weight are intricately related. School-age children requires at least 10 hours of sleep per night but children in Asian countries are on average obtaining shorter sleep than children in Caucasian countries.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Children with overweight and obesity
Exclusion Criteria
- •Children with any other chronic or acute medical conditions
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Child BMI-for-age z-score
Time Frame: Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention
Child BMI-for-age z-score will be computed based on the World Health Organization growth reference data for 5-19 years.
Secondary Outcomes
- Child BMI(Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention)
- child sleep duration and sleep efficiency(Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention)
- Parental sleep quality(Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention)
- Child percent body fat(Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention)