None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim is to develop/evaluate a group behavioural program for parents that targets overweight/obese children aged 3 to 10 years. It is thought that participation will result in: reduced child BMI scores, reduced energy intake, reduced media viewing, increased activity levels; and reduced primary parent BMI scores. These changes are thought to be able to be maintained three months after treatment. Parental participation will hopefully result in improved parenting behaviour. These will be indicated by improved scores on parental self report measures of consistency, sense of satisfaction/efficacy and inter-parental conflict.
Interventions
A psychoeducational group behavioural parenting program involving 4 two hour weekly group sessions and a 3mth follow up booster session. Key intervention components involved knowlege about overweight, nutrition, physical activity and motivation.
Sponsors
Queensland Health
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 10 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Families included if: child between 3 and 10-years-old, had BMI at or greater than 85th percentile after adjusting for age/gender; one parent/primary care-giver attends all assessment and treatment sessions. Parents/caregivers are required to read a treatment manual and complete a child food intake and physical activity and media viewing monitoring inventories.
Exclusion criteria
Presence of a medical diagnosis for child’s weight, or if either parent or child has a disability causing dietary or exercise restrictions.
Outcome results
None listed