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Child weigHt mANaGement for Ethnically diverse communities study (CHANGE)

Development of a culturally adapted weight management programme for children of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN81798055
Enrollment
120
Registered
2014-05-13
Start date
2014-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-08-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Childhood obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

Children and families are randomised to two groups: 1. Intervention: an adapted children's weight management programme will be developed in the first phase of the study. This will be

Sponsors

University of Birmingham (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Phase 1: Bangladeshi and Pakistani parents and carers of overweight/obese children aged 4-11 years who have been offered the existing children's weight management service. Phase 2: overweight/obese children aged 4-11 years and their families who have been referred to the Birmingham children's weight management service.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Phase 2: Families who self-refer to the service but do not have an overweight or obese child (defined as 91st centile or above) aged 4-11 year will be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of Bangladeshi and Pakistani families completing the adapted children's weight management programme.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The proportion of all families completing the adapted children's weight management programme and all families completing the standard programme will be calculated. Other secondary outcome measures for the feasibility study are: 1. Height and weight (to calculate BMI); waist circumference; bioimpedance analysis (to derive percentage body fat) 2. Usual patterns of dietary intake (assessed using the Children's Dietary Questionnaire, which will be adapted for use in the study population) 3. Physical activity (objectively measured with an Actigraph accelerometer over a 5-day period, including a weekend) 4. Parent-reported sedentary activities 5. Health-related quality of life (assessed using the PedsQL) 6. A health utility measure (CHU 9D) 7. Body image (assessed using the Figure Rating Scale, adapted for use in the study population) 8. Constructs of self-concept (assessed using the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance for the Young for ages 4-7, and the Self-Perception Profile for Children for ages 8-11). These measures will be undertaken at three time points: baseline, after the weight management programme is completed, and 6 months after programme completion.

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 2, 2026