Overweight Children - Musculoskeletal Consequences

Pediatric Overweight Clinical Trial

Official title:

Musculoskeletal Consequences of Pediatric Overweight - Efficiency of Different Interventions on Health, Motor and Psychosocial Development in Overweight and Obese Children

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01825174
• Other study ID #: 213-2006-130321
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 2, 2013
• Last updated: April 4, 2013
• Start date: June 2006
• Est. completion date: June 2008

Study information

• Verified date: April 2013
• Source: University Hospital Heidelberg
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Germany: Ethics Commission
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose was to investigate the consequences of pediatric overweight on the musculoskeletal system, postural control and proprioception, and to analyze prospectively the influence of ball games and nutrition counseling.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 137
• Est. completion date: June 2008
• Est. primary completion date: June 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 6 Years to 11 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Overweight Children:

• BMI = or > than the gender, race, and age specific 92nd percentile from the National Children Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

All participants:

• 6-11 y. old

Exclusion Criteria:

• severe impairment with functional restriction of the upper or lower extremities (due to injuries)

• neurological deficits/diseases compromising the postural control

• important communication problems due to another mother language

Study Design

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Overweight
• Pediatric Overweight

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Ball games program
twice a week different ball games 90min
• Nutrition counseling
9 units of 90min each of nutrition counseling

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	University of Heidelberg	Heidelberg

Sponsors (5)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Hospital Heidelberg	Department for Internal Medicine Endocrinology Heidelberg University Hospital, Department for Internal Medicine Sports Medicine Heidelberg University Hospital, Department for Pediatrics and Youth Medicine Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in error points in one legged-standing test		at baseline and 6 months later after intervention	No
Secondary	Change in angle deviation from target angle in angle reproduction test		at baseline and 6 months later after intervention	No
Secondary	Change in range of motion at the joints of the lower extremities		at baseline and 6 months later after intervention	No