A FAMILY Program for Childhood Overweight and Obesity
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity
- Registration Number
- NCT03773250
- Lead Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 164
- Children with overweight and obesity
- Children with any other chronic or acute medical conditions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Child BMI-for-age z-score 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 Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Child BMI Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention Child BMI will be calculated based on child weight and height.
child sleep duration and sleep efficiency Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention Actigraphy-derived daily sleep duration and nocturnal sleep efficiency
Parental sleep quality Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index total scores
Child percent body fat Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention Percent body fat will be estimated according to the skinfold thickness equations.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
National Taiwan University
🇨🇳Taipei, Taiwan
National Taiwan University🇨🇳Taipei, Taiwan