Enhancing Family Based Treatment of Childhood Obesity Through Social Networks

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Child Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Social Network Engagement+Std Treatment; Behavioral: Standard Treatment

• Registration Number: NCT02206529
• Lead Sponsor: Kaiser Permanente

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop a Social Network Engagement (SNE) Intervention that will be integrated into a standard treatment program for childhood overweight. The investigators will conduct a pilot trial of SNE to assess feasibility and to estimate its effectiveness compared with historical controls who received standard treatment. The historical controls will be participants in the FOCUS trial (Family Overweight: Comparing Use of Strategies; NCT00746629).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-05
• Primary Completion: 2013-05
• Study Completion: 2014-05
• Study First Submitted: 2014-07-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-07-30
• Study First Posted: 2014-08-01
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-11
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Social Network Engagement+Std Treatment	Social Network Engagement+Std Treatment	Social Network Engagement = content and activities to help the parent engage his/her social network in supporting healthy lifestyle behaviors. Standard Treatment = family-based behavioral pediatric obesity treatment, as per protocol outlined in FOCUS trial (Family Overweight: Comparing Use of Strategies; NCT00746629)
Standard Treatment	Standard Treatment	This comparator arm consists of historical controls, participants in the FOCUS trial who received standard treatment. Standard Treatment = family-based behavioral pediatric obesity treatment, as per protocol outlined in FOCUS trial (Family Overweight: Comparing Use of Strategies; NCT00746629)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Child BMI Z-score	One year post-treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Peds QL (child self-report and parent report)	One year post-treatment	Pediatric Quality of Life Score
Parent BMI	One year post-treatment	Intervention is aimed at the parent-child dyad, so parent weight status is assessed.