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Can a Physical Activity Skill Development and Parent-Centered Dietary Intervention Help Combat Child Obesity?

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified September 2006 by University of Wollongong.
Recruitment status was  Active, not recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
Newcastle University
University of Sydney
Illawarra Area Health Services
Information provided by:
University of Wollongong
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00107692
First received: April 6, 2005
Last updated: September 11, 2006
Last verified: September 2006
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study, and its original contribution to research, is to determine the impact of a physical activity skill development and parent centered family weight management program on the weight, cardiovascular health, physical activity, dietary intake and sedentary behaviors of overweight and obese children.


Condition Intervention
Obesity
 Behavioral: Physical activity and diet

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Effect of a Weight Management Program for Overweight and Obese Children: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Obesity
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Wollongong:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • To evaluate and compare in overweight children the effectiveness of the following interventions: a parent-centered dietary modification program
  • a physical activity skill development program
  • and a parent-centered dietary modification + physical activity skill development program.

Estimated Enrollment: 216
Study Start Date: March 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date: October 2007
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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   66 Months to 9 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Overweight and obese children with the Wollongong and Newcastle regions, aged between 5.5 and 9
  • BMI within specified range
  • Otherwise healthy children
  • Not on any medications that may influence obesity
  • One parent able to attend all required sessions
  • Pre-pubertal
  • No sibling enrolled

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Children with BMI outside the specified range
  • Children on medication that may influence obesity
  • Children that have conditions that may influence obesity
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00107692

Locations
Australia, New South Wales
University of Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 2308
Child Obesity Research Centre, University of Wollongong
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 2522
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Wollongong
Newcastle University
University of Sydney
Illawarra Area Health Services
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Tony D Okely, PhD, BEd University of Wollongong
  More Information

No publications provided by University of Wollongong

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00107692     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: NHMRC Project Grant 354101
Study First Received: April 6, 2005
Last Updated: September 11, 2006
Health Authority: Australia: National Health and Medical Research Council

Keywords provided by University of Wollongong:
Child Obesity
Physical activity
community intervention study
competence
 diet and nutrition
Nutrition
physical activity

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Obesity
Overnutrition
Nutrition Disorders
 Overweight
Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013