obesity
Conditions
Interventions
Three groups:Internet-based obesity prevention programs 12 weeks and cell phone follow up and family participation over 24 weeks versus usual care which consists of visits to the obesity clinic staffe
Sponsors
Food and Health Bureau Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
14 Years to 18 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adolescents aged 14-18 years with primary obesity attending the Obesity and Lipid Clinic at the Prince of Wales Hospital and signed informed consent by parents and teens.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: BMI below 95th percentile of local reference, concurrent participation in any clinical trial, dietary intervention or weight loss program, concomitant intake of a weight reducing agent, any medical illness or condition including known non-compliance, as judged by the investigators as ineligible to participate the study, unwillingness to attend regular follow up appointments as part of the intervention programme.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| recruitment and retention rate;internet log-in rate;compliance and satisfaction with counselling, curr;Secondary outcome: physical activity level;Secondary outcome: dietary intake;Secondary outcome: dietary intake;Secondary outcome: stress level;Secondary outcome: knowledge related to nutrition/;Secondary outcome: weight and blood pressure;Secondary outcome: effect of the program on these ; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactEdmund Anthony Nelson
Outcome results
None listed