Childhood obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention is a community based programme to tackle obesity through one-to-one and group sessions. The control group is a 12 month wait list control.
Sponsors
University of Leeds (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Young people aged 8 - 15 years with a BMI (Body Mass Index) above the 98th centile are eligible provided they and their principal carer have fluent English.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Siblings of enrolled participants 2. Learning difficulties to a degree that precludes grasping the cognitivve component of the programme 3. Recent initiation of obesity reduction medication (for example, orlisat, metformin and sibutramine) 4. Young people with a medical cause for obesity or a psychiatric morbidity
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes of adiposity will be obtained from bioimpedance, BMI SD score and waist circumference at 6 and 12 months. Other secondary outcomes relate to feasibility (e.g. recruitment rate, attrition, acceptability etc.) plus, biomedical markers of morbidity, lifestyle, psycholoigal measures and physical fitness. | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome is adiposity at 12 months. This will be assessed using % body fat by Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) scan, which will also provide more detailed outcomes relating to body fat: namely total and % fat mass, and total and % lean tissue, given as overall measures and broken down by region (abdomen, trunk, legs, arms). | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed