NCT03483454

Improvement of Fitness in Obese Children

Improvement of Fitness and Health in Children With Obesity

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (actual)
• Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study observes fitness level and health parameters in children ages 6-12 years old with obesity using an exercise class intervention.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to improve physical fitness and health parameters in elementary-aged children who participate in an academic weight loss clinic. Patients and their parents are randomly assigned to either take exercise classes or to continue standard care (control group). Exercise classes are run at a local church 3 times a week for 8 weeks and children and parents are expected to participate. Parents are expected to follow similar dietary and exercise recommendations which are given to their children. Vitals, lab work and fitness testing are done on children at beginning, middle and end of the 6- month study. Vitals are done on parents at the beginning, middle and end of the study. Children are given Fitbits to record sleep patterns and daily physical activity.

Conditions

• Pediatric Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Exercise class	Same as above.
OTHER	Home exercise	Same as above.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-12-01
• Primary completion: 2018-06-01
• Completion: 2018-06-01
• First posted: 2018-03-30
• Last updated: 2018-08-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States