Impact of a Childhood Obesity Intervention for African American Families

University of California (UC), Berkeley

Status: Completed

Conditions: Overweight; Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: Active and Healthy Families

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02044731

033728B (Other Grant/Funding Number)

2012-07-4508 B

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact on body mass index (BMI) of a 5-session childhood obesity intervention for African American families among children aged 5-12 years. We hypothesize that children participating in the program will experience a reduction in BMI.

Enrollment: 19 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• BMI greater than or equal to the 85th percentile for age and sex
• Attends an elementary school in the Pittsburg Unified School District in California
• Parent of child meeting above criteria

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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19 participants in 1 patient group

Family group sessions

Experimental group

Description:

Active and Healthy Families

Treatment:

Behavioral: Active and Healthy Families