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Childhood Obesity Treatment: A Maintenance Approach — COMPASS  

Childhood Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:
Childhood Obesity Treatment: A Maintenance Approach

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of dose and content of an enhanced weight maintenance treatment on children's ability to maintain weight loss following a standard weight loss treatment.

Clinical Trial Description

Childhood Obesity (CO) prevalence in the United States has tripled in recent decades, and nearly 30% of children aged 6 to 11 are overweight or obese. CO is a serious public health problem, and is associated with both immediate and long-term health problems (e.g., hypertension, type 2 diabetes, asthma) and psychosocial problems (e.g., social isolation, depression, eating disorder symptomatology). Furthermore, CO is a significant risk factor for adult obesity with several prospective studies showing that, if untreated, about half of overweight grade-school children remain obese as adults. Fortunately, children respond favorably to family-based behavioral weight loss treatment (FBT), the most well-established intervention for the treatment of overweight in children 7 to 12 years old. Weight loss treatments for overweight children have been associated with significant physical and psychosocial health benefits; however, despite initial success with lifestyle interventions, considerable relapse often occurs once treatment ends. Clearly, CO is a significant public health problem, and long-term maintenance of weight loss remains a priority to stem the increased costs to the individual and society. Therefore, we propose to conduct a multi-site randomized controlled trial with overweight children (N=241) and their parents (N=241) [for a total N=482]. All participants will complete 4 months of FBT and then be randomized to one of three, 8-month maintenance conditions: (1) Weight Maintenance Therapy, who will receive SFM - Low Dose [LOW] (16 sessions over 8 months), (2) Intensive Weight Maintenance Therapy, who will receive SFM - High Dose [HIGH] (32 sessions over 8 months), or (3) Current Standard of Care, who will receive Weight Maintenance Education (16 sessions over 8 months). Relative weight and associated outcomes will be assessed at 0 (pre-weight loss), 4 (post-weight loss), 12 (post-maintenance treatment),18 months and 24 months. Additionally, brief assessments will be conducted at four points during the course of maintenance treatment to measure presumed mediators. ;

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Clinical Trial Details
NCT number NCT00759746
Study type Interventional
Source Washington University School of Medicine
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date October 2009
Completion date March 2013
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