Obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity
Conditions
Interventions
All participants in this study undertake the HELPclinic intervention, a five-session individual lifestyle programme delivered at monthly intervals. The lifestyle intervention uses behavioural tools fr
Sponsors
University College London Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 12-18 years 2. Male and female 3. BMI between 98th centile and 45kg/m2
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects with significant mental health problems or undergoing mental health treatment 2. Other chronic illness, monogenic obesity syndrome or use of medications known to promote obesity 3. Patients who have signs or symptoms which require them to have immediate investigations, e.g. diabetes 4. Participants with significant learning disability or lack of command of English sufficient to render them unable to participate effectively in the planned intervention. The great majority of eligible young people from black or minority ethnic groups in this population have good command of English. Given the importance of standardising the intervention, it will not be possible to use interpreters to enable parents with poor English to participate. We will ensure that the external validity of the study is maintained by allowing another relative with good English to participate 5. BMI>45 kg/m2 as they are unlikely to respond to lifestyle changes alone 6. Participants who have been involved in a weight management research program greater than 12 months previously will be eligible but those who are actively involved in a weight management program will be excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Feasibility - recruitment, attendance and attrition rates are continually monitored in order to test the ability to recruit and retain participants 2. Acceptability - qualitative interviews are performed with participants and clinicians after 6-12 months of study completion | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in BMI over the course of the programme: height and weight are measured at each session and 1 month after completion of the programme | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactBilly White
Outcome results
None listed