Status:
COMPLETED
Motivational Approach to Treat Childhood Obesity
Lead Sponsor:
Institut Investigacio Sanitaria Pere Virgili
Collaborating Sponsors:
Institut Català de la Salut
Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII de Tarragona.
Conditions:
Childhood Obesity
Metabolic Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
8-15 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The treatment of childhood obesity is challenging. Although dietary and physical activity recommendations are widely known, the willingness to change lifestyles within the family is not easy to be ach...
Detailed Description
In a recent study, the investigators have demonstrated that the motivational therapy approach to treat childhood obesity is highly effective at clinical and metabolic levels. This efficacy has been pr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age range between 8 and \<14 years at enrolment (so that, children would end the treatment at maximum age of 15 years
- BMI \> 97th percentile of Hernandez references from 1988 (Hernández et al., 1988) as indicated by the Guidelines for Clinical Practice of the Spanish Health System (Grupo de trabajo de la Guía de Práctica Clínica sobre la Prevención y el Tratamiento de la Obesidad Infantojuvenil. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación \[Spanish Ministry of Sciencee and Innovation\], 2009) for the diagnose of the childhood obesity.
Exclusion
- Children with eating disorders
- Families not available to attend to scheduled visits
- Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial
- Presence of endocrine disorders (GH disorder, hypothyroidism, Cushing's disease, early puberty or other)
- Lack of command of local languages
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
319 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03749200
Start Date
January 1 2016
End Date
December 31 2021
Last Update
June 3 2024
Active Locations (4)
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1
Faculty of Medicine, C/ Sant Llorenç 21
Reus, Tarragona, Spain, 43201
2
Iispv- Hospital Sant Joan de Reus
Reus, Tarragona, Spain, E43204
3
IDIAP Jordi Gol
Reus, Tarragona, Spain
4
Hospital de Tarragona Joan XXIII
Tarragona, Spain, 43005