Group Sessions and Web-based Treatment Targeting Children With Obesity Age 5-12 Years and Their Families (Webcop)

Umeå University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Childhood Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: Usual care; Behavioral: Web-COP

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04013230

2019-02343

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of group sessions and a web-based program for children with obesity age 5-12 years and their parents.

The intervention consist of a doctor's appointment, four group-based education sessions over four weeks, psychical activity on prescription and a 12-week web-based treatment program and will be offered to children aged 5-12 years with obesity (International Obesity Task Force-BMI >30), and their parents.

Full description

Obesity in children and adolescents worldwide has increased from 1 % in 1975 to about 6 % in 2016. Experts have estimated that the world will have more obese children and adolescents than underweight at the year 2022. Preventing and reversing excess weight gain in children is important since obesity often tracks into adulthood with adverse health consequences.

Web-based interventions have been shown to be effective, to have a beneficial treatment outcome and have been proposed to have great potential to reach many children and improve cost effectiveness.

This is a randomized controlled study with cross-over design. The intervention consist of a doctor's appointment, four group-based education sessions over four weeks, psychical activity on prescription and a 12-week web-based treatment program. The control group will have standard care treatment consisting of doctor's appointment and, in some cases, contact with dietician.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Obesity according to International Obesity Task Force (IOTF)
• Be able to speak and write Swedish
• Have internet access in parents' home

Exclusion criteria

• Obesity together with other severe disease including neuropsychiatric disorder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Usual care

Active Comparator group

Description:

Usual care according to regular treatment routines at the clinic.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Usual care

Behavioral: Web-COP

Web-COP

Active Comparator group

Description:

Usual care plus group sessions and a web-based treatment program

Treatment:

Behavioral: Usual care

Behavioral: Web-COP