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Filter by:This study was a randomized, double-blind controlled protocol in children overweight aged 6-11 years. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of consuming fermented milk products containing Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota (LcS), as a probiotic enriched with prebiotic fructans from A. salmiana or inulin-like standard commercial prebiotic to improve the gut microbiota modulation. After providing detailed information, written informed consent was obtained from parents and written and oral assent from participants before the initial test day. Children were eligible for inclusion in the trial if they were overweight according to the World Health Organization (≥85th body mass index (BMI) percentile for overweight). The trial took place in three full-time elementary schools in San Luis Potosí, México, and the screening of the prospective participants took place up to 1 week prior to the randomization. Children were evaluated over a 6-week intervention period receiving different fermented milk products
This is a randomized, controlled pilot trial of Behavioral Family Systems Therapy for Teens with Type 2 Diabetes (BFST-DM2), an individual psychological intervention tailored to meet the needs of teens with type 2 diabetes. It is hypothesized that this behavioral family intervention will be feasible to implement with teens with type 2 diabetes and will have positive effects on treatment adherence, health outcomes like weight status and metabolic control, and psychological outcomes.
The purpose of this pilot study is to compare the effectiveness of an expanded virtual educational program at modifying knowledge, self-efficacy, and behaviors when compared to traditional in-office counseling for guardians of children who are obese or overweight.
The objective of this study is to implement and test the efficacy of the "Summer Harvest Adventure," a comprehensive garden-based behavioral, social, and environmental intervention for children (ages 8-11 years) residing in low-resource communities.
There is a critical need to develop an affordable, valid, and reliable techniques to assess free-living energy expenditure (EE), energy storage (ES), and energy intake (EI). The purpose of this project is to develop and evaluate statistical procedures to model, quantify and adjust for the measurement error of and consumer (e.g., Garmin) activity monitors and body composition scales to estimate EE and ES, and use the 'calibrated' values to estimate free-living EI.
This study will test whether managing the hours during which people eat, called time restricted eating, might help them to lose weight. For this study, one parent and a child will enroll as a group (called a dyad). The dyads will be assigned at random to practice time restricted eating (within 10-12 hours per day) but will be able to eat whatever they would like or to limit portion size and increase fruit, vegetable and lean protein intake and limit sugar sweetened beverages and undergo . Both groups will receive dietary counseling, Bluetooth toothbrushes and scales to help monitor their progress. The study will last for 12 weeks and will have one survey four weeks after the last in person visit. There will be 2 in person visits, 7 virtual visits, 2 phone visits and daily time logs.
Gardner GOALS is a 6 month program for treatment of childhood obesity that consists of twice monthly telehealth meetings with a health educator. Potential participants enter the study using a randomly ordered list of eligible patients based on BMI, age and number of clinic visits in 2020.
The objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the app in terms of changing lifestyles both related to nutrition and physical activity. The study is also aimed at evaluating the usability and the degree of acceptance of the app among parents. The primary objective will be assessed in terms of the change in the consumption of sugary drinks and high-calorie food and in terms of time spent in front of a screen. The secondary objectives are the evaluation of BMI (percentile and z-score) and waist circumference and the evaluation of the usability of the app. STUDY DESIGN The study is a randomized control trial. Both parents and children are recruited. - Family paediatricians during the health balance of 3 or 5 years old (children between 3 and 6.5 years old) - Sport medicine during the visits for sport ability (children between 7 and 11 years old) - Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology of the Santa Maria Hospital during routine visits (children between 5 and 11 years old) When the study is presented to families, few clinical information are collected on the electronic platform designed for enrollment and randomization: - Child weight and height - Child waist circumference More information about children and parents are collected (through questionnaire). The families (both treatment and control ) are contacted after 12 month and after 24 months from the recruitment to answer to a questionnaire on lifestyle habits (food and physical activity) of the child and app utilization During this visit also child weight, height and waist circumference will be collected. Intervention group The app is explained and installed during the recruitment to the family in the intervention group. Some families in this group will be selected to take part to the qualitative research. Control group Every months during the first year of study a newsletter is sent only to the members of the control group.
Childhood obesity is a major global public health problem. Several strategies have been implemented to reduce the high prevalence, the most cost-effective of which were those that focused on the school environment. Although there is vast research that focus on interventions that address obesity through interventions to improve schoolchildren diets and physical activity level in many countries of the Latin American region, there is lack of evidence of the effectiveness of multicomponent interventions that aim to reduce the prevalence of obesity among schoolchildren in the Paraguayan context.
The increasing prevalence of metabolic diseases requires new strategies in the treatment and prevention of obesity. Children exposed to a poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle are especially vulnerable and may therefore be at risk of obesity at a very early stage in their lives. Recent studies have indicated a notable misperception of children's weight by parents. The main objective of this project is to study the association between parental perception of child's body weight and 1) feeding practices (permissive, restrictive or model); and 2) child's degree of overweight.