Obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity
Conditions
Interventions
Parent training course (intervention group) vs written information only (control group)
Parent training course:
Key activity: Cognitive-behavioral training, focusing on how parents can support thei
Sponsors
German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) (Germany)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criterria as of 16/05/2012: 1. Children aged 7-13 years 2. Duration of inpatient stay at least four weeks 3. BMI-SDS exceeding the 97th percentile 4. Informed consent to participate in the study and to participate in the parent training if randomised into the intervention group Previous inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 7-12 years 2. Duration of inpatient stay at least four weeks 3. BMI-SDS exceeding the 97th percentile 4. Informed consent to participate in the study and to participate in the parent training if randomised into the intervention group
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Inadequate German language skills of the parent 2. Secondary obesity as a consequence of other diseases 3. Major comorbid diseases 4. Major behavioural or psychiatric disorder of the child 5. Psychiatric disorder of the parent 6. Previous or concomitant parent training by other sources or accompaniment by the parent during the child's inpatient stay
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| BMI-SDS in children, assessed at T1, T2, T4, T5 and T6 (assessed by a physician, an interview and a questionnaire) Timepoints: T1: Start of the child's inpatient stay T2: End of the child's inpatient stay T3 (Applicable only for the intervention group; timepoint when a telephone booster session takes place) : One month after the child's inpatient stay T4: Three months after the child's inpatient stay T5: Six months after the child's inpatient stay T6: Twelve months after the child's inpatient stay | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Psychosocial variables of parents: 1.1. Self-efficacy, assessed at T1, T2, T4, T5 and T6 by questionnaires and an interview 1.2. Psychosocial strain, assessed at T1 and T6 by the Short Form (SF)-12 State of Health Questionnaire 1.3. Familial support, assessed at T1, T4, T5 and T6 by questionnaires and an interview 1.4. Feeding style, assessed at T1, T4, T5 and T6 by the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ), Caregiver's Feeding Styles Questionnaire (CFSQ) and an interview 2. Psychosocial variables of children: 2.1. General quality of life, assessed at T1, T4, T5 and T6 by a children's quality of life questionnaire (KINDL) 2.2. Weight-related quality of life, assessed at T1, T2, T4, T5 and T6 by a weight-related quality of life questionnaire (GW-LQ-KJ) and an interview 2.3. General self-efficacy, assessed at T1, T2, T4, T5 and T6 by questionnaires 2.4. Weight-related self-efficacy, assessed at T1, T4, T5 and T6 by a weight-related self-efficacy questionnaire (GW-SW-KJ) 2.5. Eating behaviour, assessed at T1, T4, T5 and T6 by the Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (FKE-KJ) 2.6. Activity behaviour, assessed at T1, T4, T5 and T6 by the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents questionnaire 2.4. Familial support, assessed at T1, T4, T5 and T6 by a questionnaire 2.5. Psychosocial strain, assessed at T1 and T6 by the Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Timepoints: T1: Start of the child's inpatient stay T2: End of the child's inpatient stay T3 (Applicable only for the intervention group; timepoint when a telephone booster session takes place): One month after the child's inpatient stay T4: Three months after the child's inpatient stay T5: Six months after the child's inpatient stay T6: Twelve months after the child's inpatient stay | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed