Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy of Increasing Physical Activity to Reduce Children's Visceral Fat

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Collaborating Sponsors:

Seattle Children's Hospital

Conditions:

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

7-12 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this trial is to examine whether adding greater physical activity to standard family-based behavioral pediatric obesity treatment decreases the amount of visceral fat among treated over...

Detailed Description

Adult studies suggest that greater visceral fat confers more health risk than peripheral fat accumulation and that physical activity interventions (as part of general weight control interventions) are...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 7-12 years old
  • \>85th percentile BMI
  • have at least one parent with a BMI\>25
  • able to engage in at least moderate intensity physical activity
  • child and parent willing and able to participate in behavioral treatment
  • English-speaking

Exclusion

  • child or parent already enrolled in another weight control program
  • child or parent with a medical condition known to affect weight or growth
  • child or parent with significant mental illness that would interfere with engaging in treatment
  • child or parent with a current or past diagnosed eating disorder
  • child or parent currently taking any medication that affects weight or growth
  • child who is more than 120% above their median BMI for age and gender

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

29 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00359957

Start Date

July 1 2006

End Date

December 1 2007

Last Update

March 2 2010

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Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98115