Changing eating behaviours to treat childhood obesity in the community using Mandolean

Changing eating behaviours to treat childhood obesity in the community using Mandolean: the ComMando (Community Mandolean) randomised trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN90561114

Enrollment

640

Registered

2012-01-31

Start date

2012-04-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Topic: Primary Care Research Network for England

Interventions

640 parent-child pairs will be randomised on a 1:1 ratio to either the control (weight managment programme alone) or intervention (weight management programme plus Mandolean) arm. 1. Control arm: Wei

Study Entry : Single Randomisation only

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Obese children aged 5 - 11 years with a BMI >/= 95th percentile

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children whose weight management requires secondary care consultation as the intervention under investigation is focused on management in primary care. Exclusion criteria will be identified by the referring GP using a standardised checklist.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Child BMI standard deviation scores (SDS); Timepoint(s): 12 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Adult eating rate; Timepoint(s): 12 & 24 months 2. Child BMI SDS; Timepoint(s): 24 months 3. Child eating rate; Timepoint(s): 12 & 24 months 4. Child ideal portion size choice; Timepoint(s): 12 & 24 months 5. Child self determined portion size; Timepoint(s): 12 & 24 months 6. Child Health Utility Index 9D (CHU9D); Timepoint(s): 3, 6, 9, 12 & 24 months 7. EQ5D; Timepoint(s): 3, 6, 9, 12 & 24 months 8. EQ5D-Y; Timepoint(s): 3, 6, 9, 12 & 24 months 9. Parent BMI; Timepoint(s): 12 & 24 months 10. Parent ideal portion size choice; Timepoint(s): 12 and 24 months 11. Parent self determined portion size; Timepoint(s): 12 and 24 months 12. PedsQL; Timepoint(s): 12 & 24 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Adult eating rate; Timepoint(s): 12 & 24 months 2. Child BMI SDS; Timepoint(s): 24 months 3. Child eating rate; Timepoint(s): 12 & 24 months 4. Child ideal portion size choice; Timepoint(s): 12 & 24 months 5. Child self determined portion size; Timepoint(s): 12 & 24 months 6. Child Health Utility Index 9D (CHU9D); Timepoint(s): 3, 6, 9, 12 & 24 months 7. EQ5D; Timepoint(s): 3, 6, 9, 12 & 24 months 8. EQ5D-Y; Timepoint(s): 3, 6, 9, 12 & 24 months 9. Parent BMI; Timepoint(s): 12 & 24 months 10. Parent ideal portion size choice; Timepoint(s): 12 and 24 months 11. Parent self determined portion size; Timepoint(s): 12 and 24 months 12. PedsQL; Timepoint(s): 12 & 24 months

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 20, 2026