Treating childhood obesity: a randomised, controlled trial of a family-based behavioural treatment

Completed

• Conditions: Overweight/obesity; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Obesity

• Registration Number: ISRCTN51382628
• Lead Sponsor: Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Unit

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-11-02
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be children aged 8-12 years who are overweight or obese as defined using the International Obesity Taskforce BMI definition. Eligible subjects will be those with ?simple? obesity/overweight who have had other treatable causes of obesity excluded. At least one parent must be willing to participate in treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Significant learning difficulties in child or parent
2. Significant mental health problems in child or parent
3. Insufficient command of English to participate in the groups

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Weight<br>2. Body mass index (BMI)<br>3. Percentage BMI

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Other child anthropometric measures (waist, body composition)<br>2. Child blood lipids/glucose/insulin/blood pressure<br>3. Eating behaviours, dietary intake, activity level (using accelerometers), self-esteem, mood<br>4. Parental eating behaiours and parenting style