Family Lifestyle Overweight Prevention Program (FLOW)
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Purpose
The purpose of the study was to design a weight management program for Mexican American youth and to determine the effectiveness of the program for weight management compared to a self help program.
- At the end of 6 months, individuals randomly assigned to Intensive Intervention (II) (instructor/trainer led intervention) will lose more weight than individuals assigned to Self Help (SH) only.
- At the end of 1 year, individuals randomly assigned to II will maintain their weight losses better than individuals assigned to SH.
Secondary hypotheses will include examination of main effects and interactions at the end of 6 months with the following secondary dependent measures: treatment adherence (e.g., attendance, food diaries, exercise diaries), blood levels, changes in percent body fat, overall psychological functioning (PEDS-QL 4.0), and eating behaviors as assessed by food frequency checklists.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
|
Overweight Obesity |
Behavioral: FLOW Behavioral: SelfHelp |
Phase 3 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Prevention |
| Official Title: | Family Lifestyle Overweight Prevention Program: Evaluation of a Weight Management Program for Mexican American Youth |
- standardized body mass index (zbmi)
- blood levels,
- changes in percent body fat,
- overall psychological functioning
- eating behaviors
| Estimated Enrollment: | 100 |
| Study Start Date: | January 2005 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | March 2007 |
The overall objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a behavioral, family-based weight management program and a self-help only group for the prevention of obesity in adolescents. The treatments are; Self Help(SH) Instructions to follow a 12-week self help manual for healthy eating and increased physical activity; Intensive Intervention (II) 12 Weeks of daily and 7 Monthly sessions consisting of nutrition instruction, physical activity training, and behavior modification instruction. One hundred (BMI-for-age = 85th - 97.5th % or parent BMI > 25) adolescent males and females will be recruited into the study and randomly assigned to SH) Instructions to follow the self help manual for healthy eating and increased physical activity; II) 12 Weeks daily and 7 Monthly sessions consisting of nutrition instruction, physical activity training, and behavior modification instruction for one year. Participants will receive final measurements at the end of year 1 and intermediate evaluations at month 6. Given that the interventions decline in intensity and frequency after 3 months, the 1 year assessments will help evaluate which treatment was most effective in maintaining weight losses with minimal contact.
SH will consist of participants being instructed to follow a 12-week parent/child based self help book for weight loss, but they will not receive any active intervention. The manual (TRIM Kids, Sothern, von Almen, & Schumacher, 2001) that the families will follow is a treatment program which uses a family-based, behavioral intervention that focuses on diet and exercise with instructions and guidelines designed to assist the family in maintaining weight losses. II will consist of 12 Weeks of daily and 7 Monthly sessions consisting of nutrition instruction, physical activity training, and behavior modification instruction over the 1-year period. Body mass index (BMI), blood analyses (i.e. cholesterol, triglycerides, insulin, glucose, C-reactive protein, mono-unsaturated fatty acids, and inflammatory cytokines), analysis of eating and exercise behavior, and eating and exercise self-efficacy measures will be taken throughout the study. The focus of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an active, behaviorally designed intervention for the prevention of adult obesity.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 10 Years to 16 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Enrolled in the 6th or 7th grade at the target school.
- Parent consent and child assent to participate.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Taking medications for weight control.
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Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00454610 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | H15671 |
| Study First Received: | March 30, 2007 |
| Last Updated: | March 30, 2007 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by Baylor College of Medicine:
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Pediatric Overweight Obesity |
Intervention Prevention Mexican American |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Obesity Overweight Overnutrition |
Nutrition Disorders Body Weight Signs and Symptoms |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013