The Impact of Educational Materials on Family Behavior

University of Wisconsin (UW)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Overweight; Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: Safety Booklet; Behavioral: Booklet on nutrition and physical activity.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00993434

M-2009-1162

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the research is to learn whether written materials or handouts that are given to parents are helpful in changing knowledge or behavior.

Full description

Few written resources for families have been tested in the primary care setting. Kid STRIDE (STRiving to Improve Diet & Exercise) is an educational booklet designed for parents of overweight children. We hypothesize that this booklet will benefit a small percentage of the overweight and obese population of children as a first-tiered approach to treatment of overweight and obese children.

Enrollment: 95 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children with a BMI greater than or equal to 85% along with a parent.
• All subjects must speak English.

Exclusion criteria

• Genetic conditions associated with overweight.
• Endocrine conditions associated with overweight.
• Chronic steroid therapy.
• Current enrollment in a professional weight management program.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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95 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Kid STRIDE Booklet

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Booklet on nutrition and physical activity.

Safety Booklet

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Safety Booklet