Status:
RECRUITING
Pain and Weight Treatment: Development and Trial of PAW
Lead Sponsor:
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Conditions:
Obesity, Adolescent
Pain, Chronic
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Pediatric weight management efficacy is impacted by failure to complete treatment protocols and, for those that do complete treatment, a return to unhealthy behaviors. This project tests whether treat...
Detailed Description
Childhood obesity is a major public health crisis in the United States, affecting 16.9% of youth aged 2-19 and 20.5% of youth aged 12-19. While current family-based interventions are effective in redu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Males and females between 12 and 18 years of age
- Ability to speak, write and read English
- A parent or guardian who speaks, writes and reads English
- Signed consent and assent from the child and parent
- Enrollment in a weight management program
- Score greater than 3 on the Pain Burden Inventory at screening (in order to recruit adolescents who experience more than just general aches and pains).
- Youth reporting musculoskeletal pain
Exclusion
- Parent or guardian unable to participate
- Patients on weight reducing medications
- Severe psychiatric illness (i.e., suicidal or hospitalization within past 6 months)
- Medical conditions such as Type 1 diabetes
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 14 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04046562
Start Date
August 14 2019
End Date
May 1 2026
Last Update
July 14 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06106