Overweight Children - Musculoskeletal Consequences

University Hospital Heidelberg

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pediatric Overweight

Treatments: Behavioral: Nutrition counseling; Behavioral: Ball games program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01825174

213-2006-130321

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 137 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 11 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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137 participants in 6 patient groups, including a placebo group

Non-overweight children in ball games program

Active Comparator group

Description:

twice a week different ball games 90min

Treatment:

Behavioral: Ball games program

Overweight children in nutrition counseling program

Experimental group

Description:

9 units of 90min each of nutrition counseling

Treatment:

Behavioral: Nutrition counseling

Control group overweight children

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

No intervention during six months

Overweight children in ball games program

Experimental group

Description:

twice a week different ball games 90min

Treatment:

Behavioral: Ball games program

Overweight children in ball games and nutrition counseling

Experimental group

Description:

twice a week different ball games 90min and 9 units of 90min each of nutrition counseling

Treatment:

Behavioral: Nutrition counseling

Behavioral: Ball games program

Non-overweight control (no intervention)

Placebo Comparator group