NCT01374646

Community-based Program to Treat Childhood Obesity

Effects of a Community-based Program to Treat Childhood and Adolescent Obesity

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 155 (actual)
• Sponsor: UnitedHealth Group · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive community based program on reducing excess weight in children and teens. This study will recruit 150 participants between the ages of 6-12 and 13-17.

Detailed description

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive community based program on reducing excess weight. Overweight and obese study participants will be grouped with peers of similar ages and their parent/guardians. The participants will be divided into 2 groups, child (6-12 yrs. old) and teens (13-17 yrs. old) and will be accompanied by their parent/guardian. 150 participants will be recruited for this study. This 6-month program (12 in-person group workshop sessions and 12 at-home sessions) takes the best components of current evidence for individual treatment and places them in a comprehensive community based program. These include: * Parental involvement * Reduction in consumption of sugar sweetened beverages * Reduction of screen time * Self-monitoring * Physical activity * Stimulus control

Conditions

• Childhood Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	JOIN Intervention	Behavioral group treatment for overweight and obese children and teens, that focuses on decreasing energy dense foods and sedentary behaviors.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-01-01
• Primary completion: 2012-06-05
• Completion: 2012-06-05
• First posted: 2011-06-16
• Last updated: 2021-06-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States