Treating childhood obesity: a randomised, controlled trial of a family-based behavioural treatment

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN51382628

Enrollment

Registered

2005-11-02

Start date

2004-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Overweight/obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity

Interventions

Family-based behavioural treatment versus waiting list control

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants will be children aged 8-12 years who are overweight or obese as defined using the International Obesity Taskforce BMI definition. Eligible subjects will be those with ?simple? obesity/overweight who have had other treatable causes of obesity excluded. At least one parent must be willing to participate in treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Significant learning difficulties in child or parent 2. Significant mental health problems in child or parent 3. Insufficient command of English to participate in the groups

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Weight 2. Body mass index (BMI) 3. Percentage BMI	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Other child anthropometric measures (waist, body composition) 2. Child blood lipids/glucose/insulin/blood pressure 3. Eating behaviours, dietary intake, activity level (using accelerometers), self-esteem, mood 4. Parental eating behaiours and parenting style	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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