OBESCAT Study 2006: randomised clinical trial to assess the efficacy of an intervention in order to reduce the body mass index in adolescents in Catalonia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN35399598

Enrollment

200

Registered

2007-11-06

Start date

2006-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-06-21

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Conditions

Overweight and obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Overweight and obesity

Interventions

Intervention: Diet and exercice education and counselling. Weight, height, BMI, waist and hip perimeter and blood pressure measures will be taken at each visit. A questionnaire about e

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adolescents aged 10 to 14 years 2. Overweight (BMI greater than 85th percentile) or obese (BMI greater than 95th percentile)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Adolescents following an intervention to reduce BMI at the moment of inclusion 2. Morbid obesity 3. Secondary obesity 4. Bulimia nervosa 5. Adolescents with poor mental function, or any other reason to expect that the patient may have difficulty in complying with the requirements of the study 6. Adolescents participating in another clinical trial in the last four weeks

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Reduction in BMI.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Social-economic class 2. Eating and physical activity habits 3. Emotional status (AF-5)	—

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

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