Reducing Barriers to Behavior Change Among Youth With Pediatric Overweight and Obesity

NCT00863083 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: CHW 08/101
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 12
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to examine the extent to which two different reward systems implemented in the context of a multi-family pediatric weight management group differentially promote adoption of healthy eating and activity habits among overweight and obese 8-17 year old youth. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two reward conditions: rewards for attendance only or rewards for attendance and goal attainment. We hypothesize that all participants will demonstrate significant increases in healthy nutritional choices and physical activity and significant reductions in sedentary activity from pre-intervention to post intervention. We expect that participants in attendance plus goal attainment reward condition will demonstrate significantly greater improvements than participants in the attendance only condition.

Conditions

Pediatric Obesity; Pediatric Overweight

Keywords

pediatric obesity; pediatric overweight; multi-family group weight management intervention; financial rewards

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• dietary habits

  pre, post, quarterly follow ups

• physical and sedentary activity

  pre, post, quarterly follow ups

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• body mass index

  pre, post, quarterly follow ups

• participant satisfaction

  post intevention

Study Arms (2)

1

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Multifamily group weight management intervention plus rewards for program attendance

Behavioral: Multifamily weight management intervention

2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Multifamily group weight management intervention plus rewards for attendance and goal attainment

Behavioral: Multifamily weight management intervention

Interventions

Multifamily weight management intervention BEHAVIORAL

8 week multifamily group weight management intervention incorporating behavioral health, nutrition, and activity disciplines.

1; 2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• patient age 8-17 years
• patient with public insurance managed by Children's Community Health Network
• English speaking patient and parent
• patient body mass index at or above the 85th percentile for age and sex
• parent or legal guardian willing to participate

You may not qualify if:

• significant patient developmental or cognitive delay
• concurrent involvement in another formal weight management program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical College of Wisconsin: lead
• Children's Health System, Inc.: collaborator
• Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Hosptial of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pediatric Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Obesity; Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Rachel Neff Greenley, PhD

  Medical College of Wisconsin

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 16, 2009
• First Posted: March 17, 2009
• Study Start: February 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2009
• Study Completion: July 1, 2009
• Last Updated: June 22, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-06

Locations

US (1)