Promoting the Development of Autonomous Health Behaviors in Children and Adolescents Through Motivational Interviewing

Peking University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Pediatric Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06547567

PU IRB V1 (2023-10-31)

Details and patient eligibility

About

1. Study Population

2. Sample Size: 150 children.

3. Randomization: This study will employ a randomized controlled intervention design. Participants will be stratified based on factors such as gender and age, and within each stratum, they will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the intervention group receiving motivational interviewing or the control group. The randomization process will be centralized and conducted by personnel not involved in the project.

4. Inclusion Criteria (all of the following must be met for inclusion):

   Both children/adolescents and their parents are willing to participate and demonstrate good compliance.

   Children/adolescents have a weight classified as normal, overweight, or obese. Age range: 10 to 14 years. Informed consent is obtained from both the child and the parent.

5. Exclusion Criteria (meeting any one of the following will result in exclusion):

Pathological obesity (e.g., due to endocrine disorders). Underweight. Clinically diagnosed severe mental illness or psychiatric disorders. Clinically diagnosed eating disorders (e.g., binge eating disorder). Physical developmental abnormalities or disabilities that prevent normal physical activity.

History of or plans to undergo pharmacological or surgical weight loss interventions within the next two years.

Full description

Intervention Content Control Group: The control group will receive health education on weight management and the prevention of overweight and obesity through various channels, including WeChat official accounts, video platforms, WeChat groups, and the distribution of health education pamphlets. This aims to disseminate scientific knowledge and practical skills to children, adolescents, and their parents.

Intervention Group: In addition to receiving the same health education interventions as the control group, the intervention group will participate in group-based motivational interviewing. This will be conducted by a professional team that has been trained and certified in motivational interviewing techniques. The intervention will embody the principles of motivational interviewing and will follow a staged development approach, which includes:

Engagement tasks, exploration tasks, expansion tasks, action planning tasks.

Follow-up Survey This study will conduct a baseline survey and follow-up surveys at 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months post-intervention. The main survey indicators will include: personality traits, autonomous motivation, behavioral attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, behavioral Intentions, stages of behavioral change, obesity-related behaviors, obesity status, mental health indicators.

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Both children/adolescents and their parents are willing to participate and demonstrate good compliance.
• Children/adolescents have a weight classified as normal, overweight, or obese.
• Age range: 10 to 14 years.
• Informed consent is obtained from both the child and the parent.

Exclusion criteria

• Pathological obesity (e.g., due to endocrine disorders).
• Clinically diagnosed severe mental illness or psychiatric disorders.
• Clinically diagnosed eating disorders (e.g., binge eating disorder).
• Physical developmental abnormalities or disabilities that prevent normal physical activity.
• History of or plans to undergo pharmacological or surgical weight loss interventions within the next two years.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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150 participants in 2 patient groups

Motivational Interviewing Group

Experimental group

Description:

In addition to receiving the same health education intervention as the control group, the children and adolescents in the intervention group will undergo a group-based motivational interviewing intervention. This will be conducted by a professional team that has been trained and is qualified in motivational interviewing. The intervention will embody the spirit of motivational interviewing and the stages of group motivation development, primarily including: introductory tasks, exploratory tasks, expansion tasks, and action planning tasks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing

Health Education Intervention

No Intervention group

Description:

Using various methods such as WeChat official accounts, video platforms, WeChat groups, and the distribution of health education pamphlets, we aim to disseminate scientific knowledge and practical skills related to healthy weight management and the prevention of overweight and obesity to children, adolescents, and their parents.