Community-based Program to Treat Childhood Obesity

UnitedHealth Group

Status

Completed

Conditions

Childhood Obesity

Treatments

Behavioral: JOIN Intervention

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT01374646

JOIN2011 10-309

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive community based program on reducing excess weight in children and teens. This study will recruit 150 participants between the ages of 6-12 and 13-17.

Full description

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive community based program on reducing excess weight. Overweight and obese study participants will be grouped with peers of similar ages and their parent/guardians. The participants will be divided into 2 groups, child (6-12 yrs. old) and teens (13-17 yrs. old) and will be accompanied by their parent/guardian. 150 participants will be recruited for this study.

This 6-month program (12 in-person group workshop sessions and 12 at-home sessions) takes the best components of current evidence for individual treatment and places them in a comprehensive community based program. These include:

Parental involvement
Reduction in consumption of sugar sweetened beverages
Reduction of screen time
Self-monitoring
Physical activity
Stimulus control

Enrollment

155 patients

Sex

All

Ages

6 to 17 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Children and teens between the ages of 6-17
BMI percentile ≥85
Participation of a parent/guardian

Exclusion Criteria:

Enrollment in another weight loss program or study
Diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes
Pre-existing medical conditions (e.g., Prader Willi) that affect weight and appetite
Medications (e.g., steroids) that affect weight or appetite
Serious or unstable medical or psychological conditions that, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, would compromise the participant's safety or successful participation in the study