Predictors of Success in an Intervention Program for the Treatment of Childhood Obesity

Overview

The child health and sports center, at the Meir Medical Center, runs for over 10 years an intervention program to treat obese children. The program includes physical activity, nutritional intervention and behavioral treatment. A similar program exists in the nearby city of Hadera. The aim of the programs is to promote weight loss, encourage physical activity and modify behavior in order to get long term results. The aim of the present study is to try and identify the demographic and behavioral characteristics of children who succeed in the program.

Full Title of Study: “Predictors of Success in a Multidisciplinary Intervention Program for Obese Children and Adolescence”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Treatment
    • Masking: None (Open Label)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: April 2015

Interventions

  • Other: Intervention program for obese children
    • The program includes physical activity, nutrition intervention and behavioral treatment and lasts for 6 months. The aim of the program is to promote weight loss and physical activity and to promote future healthy lifestyle.

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Active Comparator: Intervention program
    • 6 months intervention program to lose weight in obese children. Behavioral, emotional, physical, familial and demographic questioners will be fulfilled at the beginning and at the end of the program.
  • No Intervention: Untreated obese children
    • Behavioral, emotional, physical, familial and demographic questioners will be fulfilled twice in a 6 month program.
  • No Intervention: Normal weight children
    • Behavioral, emotional, physical, familial and demographic questioners will fulfill twice in the 6 month period.

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Characteristics of the children who succeed in the program
    • Time Frame: 6 Months
    • We will use behavioral, emotional, physical, familial and demographic questionnaires to characterize the children taking part in the programs. The questionnaires: self-efficacy, motivation, depression, parenting style, demographic, environmental.Anthropometric and fitness measurements are performed on a monthly basis .

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • Obese / overweight children Exclusion Criteria:

  • Children that has an organic illness that cause obesity

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 8 Years

Maximum Age: 18 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Meir Medical Center
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor
  • Overall Official(s)
    • Dan Nemet, MD, Principal Investigator, Meir Medical Center

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