NCT01822626

Pediatrician-lead Motivational Counselling to Control BMI in Overweight Children: a RCT in Primary Care

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 372 (actual)
• Sponsor: Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 7 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Obesity is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the industrialised world. Evidence is growing that early life nutrition can play a role in behavioural and cognitive problems in children and adolescents and is well documented that being overweight and obese during childhood can have short- and long-term physical and psycho-social health implications. This is an individually randomised trial to evaluate the efficacy of a family pediatrician-lead counselling intervention in reducing the BMI of over-weight children aged 4-7 years old. As secondary objectives the investigators evaluate the effect of the counselling on dietary behaviours and physical activity. The investigators targeted the intervention to overweight children, while obese children were referred to specialised care. The counselling targeted diet, physical activity, and sedentary behaviours.

Conditions

• Overweight

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	motivational counseling	A family pediatrician-lead counselling was offered to children assigned to the intervention group. The counselling program consisted of 5 motivational interviews based on Stages of Change Theory. Child and family always had to leave the meeting having agreed two objectives, one concerning food and one physical activity improvements, clearly defined and achievable. During each subsequent interview was assessed the degree of achievement of the objectives of the previous meeting. Based on the assessment the objective could be reinforced or redefined. After each change the objectives were recorded.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-06-01
• Primary completion: 2012-08-01
• Completion: 2012-08-01
• First posted: 2013-04-02
• Last updated: 2013-04-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy