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Your COACH Next Door Study

Recruiting
Conditions
Childhood Obesity
Interventions
Other: Your COACH Next Door
Registration Number
NCT04805762
Lead Sponsor
Maastricht University Medical Center
Brief Summary

Your COACH Next Door (YCND) is a lifestyle intervention connecting children with overweight and their families with a coach close to home.

This study goal is to examine the effects of YCND for children and their families, (on their health, quality of life), and a process evaluation (process of the lifestyle intervention, and satisfaction for children, families and healthcare givers)

Detailed Description

Childhood overweight and obesity in an increasing problem worldwide. Among other, childhood obesity is associated with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, NAFLD and decreased quality of life. In 2016 the lifestyle intervention Your COACH Next Door (YCND) was founded in Maastricht, The Netherlands, as a tailored, network approach for children with overweight and obesity. YCND is following the example of COACH, the tailored lifestyleintervention for childhood obesity of the expertise centre of the MUMC+ hospital.

YCND is connecting children with overweight and their families with a coach close to home.

This study goal is to examine the effects of YCND for children and their families, (on their health, quality of life), and a process evaluation (process of the lifestyle intervention, and satisfaction for children, families and healthcare givers)

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1300
Inclusion Criteria
  • Participant of the YCND lifestyle intervention.
  • Having overweight or obesity
  • Younger than 18 years at inclusion
Exclusion Criteria
  • No exclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Children with overweight or obesity following the lifestyle intervention YCNDYour COACH Next DoorChildren with overweight or obesity that are participant of the lifestyle intervention YCND
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
WeightEvery consult, primary outcome at 1 year, 2 years and 3 years of intervention.

Weight measured as change in BMI z-score

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Physical activity behaviourMeasured at baseline and yearly until 3 years after start of intervention.

Physical activity behaviour of the child as measured with a validated questionnaire for children.

Presence of comorbiditiesMeasured at baseline and yearly until 3 years after start of intervention.

Presence of comorbidities measured in questionnaires, in which families and healthcare professionals can indicate if the child suffers from comorbidities (insulin resistance, DM II, hypertension, NAFLD, cardiovascular diseases) occur in the child.

Healthy eating patternMeasured at baseline and yearly until 3 years after start of intervention.

Healthy eating pattern of the child as measured with a questionnaire (combination of Dutch Guidelines for healthy eating for children), to determ if the child is eating healthier or less healthy after start of the intervention.

Patient satisfactionMeasured at baseline and yearly until 3 years after start of intervention.

Patient satisfaction regarding the YCND-program measured with a combination of a questionnaire and an interview.

QOL (quality of life)Measured at baseline and yearly until 3 years after start of intervention.

Quality of life as measured with a validated questionaire

Healthcare giver satisfactionMeasured at baseline and yearly until 3 years after start of intervention.

Healthcare giver satisfaction regarding the YCND-program measured with a questionnaire and an interview.

Process evalutionMeasured at baseline and yearly until 3 years after start of intervention.

Process evalution, primarily measured as consultations visited by the child

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Maastricht University Medical Center

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Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

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