Status:
COMPLETED
Motivational Interviewing for Weight Loss
Lead Sponsor:
The Hospital for Sick Children
Conditions:
Childhood Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
10-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators studied the effect of motivational interviewing (MI) on self-efficacy, health behaviors, and health outcomes in overweight children and adolescents (ages ranging from 10 to 18 years)...
Detailed Description
One empirically supported intervention with a large evidence base for improving adult outcomes in behavioral health-related disorders is Motivational Interviewing (MI). MI is strongly rooted in the cl...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Obese youth (with Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ to 85th percentile for age and gender (as classified by the Center for Disease Control))
- ages 10-18 years
- attending a local obesity clinic ("Healthy Weights" clinic)
- Time of entry into the weight-loss program was controlled for; however, both new and current participants had the option to participate in the study.
Exclusion
- taking medication whose side effects may influence weight gain or weight loss
- did not speak English
- demonstrated a developmental delay
- reported being pregnant and/or reported having an eating disorder
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01246349
Start Date
September 1 2010
End Date
November 1 2012
Last Update
November 17 2017
Active Locations (1)
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The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada