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Filter by:The Canadian pediatric obesity epidemic has led to great interest in evaluating weight management care for obese children and families. Investigation is warranted since obesity is linked to risk factors for chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Over the past 25 years, many interventions have studied the role of healthy lifestyle behaviours to help obese children achieve and maintain a healthy weight. A contemporary view of pediatric weight management interventions includes parents as a fundamental recipient of treatment. These interventions recognize the influence parents have on the lifestyle behaviours of their children. While such parent-based interventions have helped establish the role of education and behavioural theory in facilitating lifestyle changes, we believe an equally important intervention element is a focus on the role of cognitions in helping to interpret behaviour change and change maintenance. Our study incorporates cognitive behaviour theory (CBT) into an intervention for parents of obese children and compares it to a more traditional modality based on psycho-education (PEP). Hypothesis: Obese 8 - 12 year old children (n=45) whose parents complete a 16-session, group-based, CBT intervention will achieve greater reductions in adiposity as well as improvements in physiological risk factors for T2D, lifestyle behaviours, and psychosocial outcomes at post-intervention as well as 6- and 12-months follow-up versus children (n=45) whose parents complete a 16-session, group-based, psycho-education intervention . Primary Objective: To compare the impact of two weight management interventions (CBT versus PEP) for parents of obese children on child BMI z-score. Secondary Objective: To measure a comprehensive set of physiological, behavioural and psychosocial outcomes in obese children and parents pre- and post-intervention. We expect obese children whose parents complete the CBT intervention will experience greater reductions in BMI z-score vs. children whose parents complete the PEP intervention. We anticipate that improvements in parenting style, family stress, and lifestyle behaviours will be important to improve adiposity, lifestyle behaviours, and risk factors for T2DM and CVD in obese children.
The first years of life are considered essential to child development, as there is greater brain growth and formation of more neural connections. Therefore, the stimulation of children in various fields of development becomes relevant to the acquisition of knowledge and skills.
The overall objective of this project is to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of RUF (ready-to-Use Food, Plumpy Doz(r)) to prevent moderate acute malnutrition in children aged 6-36 months if embedded in a program of conditional household food assistance.
The purpose of this study is: - To determine whether oral narcotic medication versus placebo improves the pain and anxiety scores for pediatric patients requiring laceration repair in the pediatric emergency department and receiving the standard of care with lidocaine treatment - To evaluate for a statistical difference in pain scores in children during laceration repair - To evaluate for a statistical difference in State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC) scores during laceration repair
Computed tomography (CT) scan using intravenous contrast (CT IV) as the sole type of contrast material, was studied as one method of evaluating children with suspected appendicitis. We felt that this technique could provide physicians with a faster and better-tolerated alternative to CT imaging which involves patients drinking oral contrast or needing rectal contrast administered. SPECIFIC AIMS 1. To test an imaging protocol using CT IV for the evaluation of suspected appendicitis in children in the setting of a pediatric emergency department (ED). 2. To determine test performance characteristics (specificity, sensitivity and diagnostic accuracy) of CT IV in detecting appendicitis in children.
Comparison between insulin pump treatment and multiple daily insulin injections in 38 children with type 1 diabetes4-16 years old. Outcome metabolic control, quality of life, impact of disease and cost effectiveness. We hypothesised that insulin pump treatment would give a better metabolic control and quality of life.
In the county of Oppland, Norway, questionnaires addressing physical and mental health and socioeconomic status is issued to all (1960) families who meet for the pre-school assessment at the public health clinics in 2007. Particularly growth, physical activity and diet is addressed. Families who have children with a BMI >18.9, which corresponds to BMI>30, and living in selected municipalities in the county are invited to participate in a 5 year intervention program in order to avoid future overweight conditions in children. Similarly overweight children from the rest of the county serve as controls.
The primary objective is to assess the safety of telithromycin (HMR 3647) (20% fine granules) 1g filling sachet in children with infections (Respiratory tract infections, Dermatological infections, Otorhinolaryngological infections, Dentistry/Oral surgery infections). Secondary objectives are to assess the clinical efficacy, bacteriological efficacy and acceptability of telithromycin (20% fine granules) 1g filling sachet in children with infections.
Hypothermia leads to increased morbidity and mortality. Heat loss mainly occurs during anesthesia and surgery. Therefore prevention of hypothermia in pediatric patients undergoing general anesthesia is very important. However, there is very little information about effectiveness of various insulating materials used in the operating room. Objective: To compare the effectiveness of cotton and plastic for prevent intraoperative hypothermia in pediatric patients.