Modifying the Home Television Watching Environment

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Modifying the Home Television Watching Environment

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00065052
• Other study ID #: MODHTV (completed)
• Secondary ID: 1R01DK063442
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 16, 2003
• Last updated: January 12, 2010
• Start date: September 2002
• Est. completion date: May 2007

Study information

• Verified date: January 2010
• Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if limiting television (TV) and computer time will result in a stabilization or smaller increase in body mass index (BMI), lower energy intake, and increased physical activity in 4-7 year old obese (>85th BMI percentile) children over two years.

Description:

There is a positive correlation between obesity and television watching in adults and children. And, television watching, controlling for current obesity, is a predictor of future obesity. Almost half of all children watch 3 or more hours of television each day. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children watch no more than 1-2 hours each day.

Families will be randomized to one of two conditions. Half the families will be taught to use the TV Allowance to reduce their child's TV and computer use by one-half over a six month period and the other half will use the device to monitor TV watching (control group). This study uses TV Allowance units to monitor home television watching, video game playing, and computer use. The TV Allowance can also be used to limit the amount of TV and computer use by programming it to allow a specific number of hours for each family member. Heights, weights, food intake, and physical activity will be measured at baseline and every six months. The purpose of this study is to determine if limiting television and computer time will result in a stabilization or smaller increase in BMI, lower energy intake, and increased physical activity in 4-7 year old obese (>85th BMI percentile) children over two years.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 70
• Est. completion date: May 2007
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 4 Years to 7 Years

Eligibility

• Greater than the 85th BMI percentile

• Minimum of 15 hours of TV watching, computer use, and video game playing per week

• No medical conditions that may affect the child's ability to safely participate in physical activity

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Body Weight
• Body Weight Changes
• Obesity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Behavior modification

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University at Buffalo	Buffalo	New York

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States,