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Filter by:This study is looking at the feasibility and efficacy of using SIMmersion's PeopleSim technology to train providers through role playing simulations to effectively conduct discussions with parents to provide intervention for, and reduce the likelihood of progression to childhood obesity.
The purpose of this study is to determine effectiveness of a family meals intervention, Simple Suppers, aimed at eliciting positive changes in child dietary intake and weight status.
This study evaluates the effect of the education innovation program"chiquichefs" on anthropometric variables, quality of life and nutritional habits in an elementary school children. Compared with a control group of the same age but in another school.
The primary aims of this research project are to: 1. Evaluate the efficacy of Camp NERF to improve child nutrition, physical activity, mental health, and anthropometric outcomes. 2. Evaluate the efficacy of Camp NERF to improve caregiver self-efficacy for establishing healthy family nutrition and physical activity practices, amount of physical activity, and BMI. 3. Evaluate the efficacy of Camp NERF to improve youth mentor nutrition, physical activity, and anthropometric outcomes.
In a recent study, we have demonstrated that the motivational therapy approach to treat childhood obesity is highly effective at clinical and metabolic levels. This efficacy has been proved in a clinical outpatient setting. However, a standardized collaborative approach between the clinic and the primary care services would allow a faster and easier approach to childhood obesity treatment. Furthermore, this motivational and educational intervention would benefit from the current technologic facilities, the long term effect of the education at group level, in terms of food shopping plan, healthy, fast and cheap cooking methods that would be useful specially in low income families (with a higher prevalence of childhood obesity). The aim of this study is assessing the clinical and metabolic efficacy of a family intervention, coordinated between the clinical and primary care services from the Tarragona health-care region, using a motivational therapy at individual and group levels, which involves e-Health tools (wearable), focusing on families with an 8 to 13 years old obese child. The design will be a clustered randomized control trial, with an intervention group that will receive a multicomponent motivational and educational plan which will be compared to a control group receiving the usual recommendations performed in primary care centres (n=167 per group). The treatment of both study groups will last 12 months and will be performed at the primary care centres. In parallel, the study team will validate the methodology used to assess body composition in obese children as well as the changes produced by the intervention.
Pediatric antipsychotic treatment is associated with significant obesity-related side effects, including weight gain, increased blood sugar, abnormal cholesterol, and risk of new onset diabetes. Antipsychotic-induced weight gain is most prominent over the first 6 months of treatment. In this study, youths who are started on antipsychotic medication are identified for a health intervention to minimize antipsychotic-induced weight gain and also have collateral health benefits for the child's parent. Children are identified through a Medicaid medication authorization program which provides a complete list of eligible youth. Youth-parent pairs will be enrolled. All youth and their parents enrolled in this study are offered healthy lifestyle education with simple targets to reduce risk of antipsychotic-induced weight gain (e.g. reduce sugar sweetened beverage intake, engage in 1 hour of daily physical activity). Half of families will also receive 1) home delivery of bottled water, 2) provision of a child pedometer, and 3) health coaching/support from a telephone-delivered, parent peer program (Family Navigator). Home water delivery has been demonstrated to dramatically reduce sugar sweetened beverage intake in general pediatric studies. Child pedometers will be used to encourage parent monitoring of child physical activity. Parent peer support will be provided through a Family Navigator, who is a parent with "lived experience" raising a child with special mental health needs. Family Navigators address practical barriers to lifestyle changes for low income families (e.g. identify safe environment for physical activity, support access to food pantries) and provide emotional support for parents dealing with competing child health priorities (emotional stability, obesity health concerns). Family Navigator contact is exclusively by phone, and all study visits will occur in the home. The Family Navigators are supervised by a child mental health expert team, with an on-call licensed clinician available to address any after hours/weekend urgent concerns. The impact of this intervention will be studied on both child and parent health outcomes (weight, blood pressure, sugar sweetened beverage consumption), child physical activity, as well as parent behaviors associated with child healthy lifestyle changes (e.g. modeling healthy behaviors, monitoring child activity). Assessment of the impact of this healthy lifestyle intervention on other obesity related outcomes that are monitored through blood work (e.g. blood sugar, cholesterol). These labs are obtained by community prescribers as part of standard of care and submitted to Medicaid as required for ongoing approval. No blood work will be done in this study protocol. Child lab results will be requested from the Medicaid pre-authorization program.
The project is designed as a large scale, cross-sectional study. The aim of the study is to investigate the association of micro- and macrovascular function with physical fitness and body composition in primary school children.
ACS examined the potential influence of intermittent physical activity breaks of various intensities (control, light, moderate, vigorous) on measures of immediate mental performance, mood, hunger and several metabolic outcomes in children aged 7-11 years. We build upon previous work to hypothesize that higher-intensity intermittent physical activity breaks throughout an 8-hour day will improve immediate mental performance, mood, and post-exercise physical activity levels, while reducing hunger and post-exercise food intake.
Childhood obesity is a contributing factor to health complications such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer and asthma. It is of particular concern among Hispanic populations in the United States as that group has the fastest growing childhood obesity rate. Nearly two in five Hispanic children ages 2 to 19 are overweight or obese. This program aims to test whether it is beneficial to routinize a multi-disciplinary pediatric weight management program within the highest volume clinic (NYU-LFHC Women, Adolescents and Children), and to add a home-visit component to reinforce teaching on food selection and preparation. The intervention will include 27-hour intervention session which will be distributed into 12-session series over a 3 month period. The program will target Hispanic children between the ages of 9 and 11 with a Body Mass Index (BMI) between the 95th and 99th percentiles. To assess the effectiveness of this program, the investigators propose to conduct a general prospective study using randomized pre-test and post-test control group design with minimal risk for participants.
This randomized controlled trial uses administrative public health screening data to test whether the Healthy Apple program (HAP), designed to support local implementation of national Let's Move! Child Care guidelines in San Francisco (SF), improves child care center nutrition and physical activity practices and child weight change.