Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00872807
The Activity School in Finnmark for Overweight Children
The Activity School in Finnmark for Overweight and Obese Children and Their Families
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 97 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of North Norway · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 6 Years – 12 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a life style counseling programme designed for overweight and obese children and their parents in groups compared to traditional individual counseling in the pediatric outpatient clinic and the community. The two interventions are both hospital and community based.
Detailed description
Randomized study design with two parallel groups.Active intervention in two years, last follow-up after 3 years.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Lifestyle counseling in groups | The activity school in Finnmark. Lifestyle counseling (physical activity and dietary modification) in groups both at the hospital and in their own municipality. They meet a multidisciplinary team, receive organized physical activity in the municipality and are invited to a 3 days camp after 4-6 months. |
| BEHAVIORAL | Individual intervention | Conventional lifestyle counseling individually by single health professionals, both in hospital and in municipality. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2009-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2012-12-01
- Completion
- 2013-12-01
- First posted
- 2009-03-31
- Last updated
- 2014-12-12
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Norway
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00872807. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.