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AIM2Change: Helping adolescents to increase their intrinsic motivation to change weight; a co-development of a new Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based treatment for tier 3 paediatric weight management

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Unknown
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN16607863
Enrollment
15
Registered
2023-02-20
Start date
2022-12-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

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Conditions

Young people with lived experience of obesity who attend a tier 3 paediatric weight management clinic Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

The aim is to develop an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) programme for young people accessing tier-three weight management services. The intervention will be developed with the patient group t
(ii) co-develop additional activities to meet patient experiences
(iii) produce the intervention manual and training documents
Secondary outcomes from the research process include
(i) explore the potential of online delivery
(ii) produce the protocol for future feasibility trials. Recruitment and consent: Recruitment will be at the Care of Childhood Obesity (CoCO) clinic, at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. A divers

Sponsors

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
11 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged from 11 to 18 years old 2. Patients attending the Care of Childhood Obesity Clinic at Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children 3. Body mass index of >95th percentile

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Complex communication difficulties that would significantly impede meaningful engagement with the intervention

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Co-development of an adapted intervention during online sessions with young people measured using person-centred ‘think aloud’ interviews with a qualitative researcher after each of the 7 therapy sessions and a consensus meeting at the end of the co-development period

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Other desired outcomes include the following measured using person-centred ‘think aloud’ interviews with a qualitative researcher after each of the 7 therapy sessions and a consensus meeting at the end of the co-development period: 1. Co-development of additional activities/sessions with the young people 2. An understanding of patient perceptions of online delivery in this peri-COVID pandemic 3. Developed intervention manuals and training documents ready to be used in a feasibility trial

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactElanor Hinton
elanor.hinton@bristol.ac.uk+44 (0)117 455 4558

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026