NCT00974116

Trial of the MEND Childhood Obesity Treatment Program

MEND Childhood Obesity Treatment Programme: An RCT to Improve Body Composition and Cardiovascular Health in Overweight and Obese Children.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 300 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Institute of Child Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 13 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The number of children who are obese in the UK is steadily increasing with both short and long term consequences for health. The aim of this study is to determine whether the MEND Programme (a new national initiative for the treatment of childhood obesity) is a successful and sustainable treatment for childhood obesity and obesity related health problems. 300 overweight and obese children will be randomly assigned to start immediately on the MEND Programme for 6 months or join a waiting-list control group for 6 months. Measurements of health outcomes will be taken at baseline, and at 6, 12 and 24 months after the Programme. After 6 months of waiting-list time, the control group will follow the same protocol as the immediate starters. The researchers will be unaware (blinded) to which group each child has been assigned to. The study will examine the effects of the MEND Programme on body composition, cardiovascular health and psychological health.

Detailed description

The Study is a Randomised Controlled Trial.

Conditions

• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	MEND Childhood Obesity Program	The number of children who are obese in the UK is steadily increasing with both short and long term consequences for health. The aim of this study is to determine whether the MEND Programme (a new national initiative for the treatment of childhood obesity) is a successful and sustainable treatment for childhood obesity and obesity related health problems.
BEHAVIORAL	Control Group	No intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-01-01
• Primary completion: 2013-01-01
• Completion: 2013-01-01
• First posted: 2009-09-10
• Last updated: 2009-09-10