Obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity
Conditions
Interventions
Random allocation to intervention or standard care control group:
1. Standard care control: referral to primary care, where treatment will be limited to a little health education
2. Intervention group
Sponsors
Civil Service Commission (Kuwait)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Boys and girls 2. Obese (body mass index [BMI] at or above 95th percentile on US CDC 200 BMI charts) 3. Aged 10 - 14 years inclusive 4. With no major chronic disease or disability 5. With no obvious underlying pathological cause of obesity 6. At least one parent willing to attend treatment sessions if randomly allocated to intervention 7. Attending a mainstream school in the public sector
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Non-obese 2. With major disease 3. With underlying pathological cause of obesity 4. Less than 10 years or greater than 14 years at study inception 5. Not attending a mainstream school in the public sector 6. Unable or unwilling to attend treatment sessions if randomised to intervention group
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in BMI z score from baseline to 6 months after the start of treatment or standard care control. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Change in quality of life from baseline to +6 month follow up 2. Change in blood pressure and blood-based cardiometabolic risk factors (fasting lipids, triglycerides, insulin, glucose) from baseline to +6 months 3. Changes in estimated fat and fat free mass from baseline to +6 month follow up (using bioelectrical impedance) | — |
Countries
Kuwait
Outcome results
None listed