Childhood Obesity Treatment: A Maintenance Approach
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00301197 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 10, 2006
Last Update Posted : March 10, 2006
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Obesity | Behavioral: Behavioral Skills Maintenance Behavioral: Social Facilitation Maintenance | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Enrollment : | 216 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Childhood Obesity Treatment: A Maintenance Approach |
Study Start Date : | August 1999 |
Study Completion Date : | April 2004 |
- Weight (child and parent)
- Weight related behaviors
- Psychological functioning (specific and general)

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 7 Years to 12 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Child:
- 20%-100% overweight
- 7-12 years old
At least one parent:
- At least 20% overweight
- Actively participates in program along with participating child
Both participating family members:
- Can read and speak English at a 3rd grade level
Exclusion Criteria:
Either participating child or parent:
- has current psychopathology and is not in ongoing psychiatric care
- has an active substance abuse problem
- is not taking weight-affecting medications
- does not have a medical condition for which a weight loss program would be contraindicated
- does not have a physical disability of illness that limits their ability to do physical activity
- does not have major dietary restrictions
- is not participating in an active weight loss treatment
All family members:
- do not have an active eating disorder

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00301197
United States, Missouri | |
Washington University School of Medicine | |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110 |
Principal Investigator: | Denise E Wilfley, PhD | Washington University School of Medicine |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00301197 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
5R01HD036904 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | March 10, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 10, 2006 |
Last Verified: | March 2006 |
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