NCT01110096

Family Based Intervention in Childhood obesitY

Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing Two Family Interventions to Treat Obesity in Children Between 7 and 12 Years.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sykehuset i Vestfold HF · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 11 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study compares the effect on BMI of two different treatment options for obesity in childhood. Families with at least one obese child and parent are invited to join the project. The hypothesis is that family camp gives an additional reduction in BMI compared to a less intensive family lifestyle school.

Detailed description

Participants are randomised to two intervention groups: A): Two weeks family camp and two years follow-up as a cooperation with primary health care, private rehabilitation center and specialist health care. B): Four days lifestyle school with two years follow-up as a cooperation with primary health care and specialist health care

Conditions

• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Parent Management Training - Oregon (PMTO)	Method to help parents and caregivers manage the behavior of the children they are responsible for.
BEHAVIORAL	Motivational interviewing	Communication method to facilitate behavioral change and empower the parents.
BEHAVIORAL	Dynamic group therapy	Focuses on individual experiences within families and/or parents/children, and that the participants are their own experts.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-04-01
• Primary completion: 2013-05-01
• Completion: 2020-03-01
• First posted: 2010-04-26
• Last updated: 2020-04-15

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Norway