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Effect of community-based healthcare program with Korean medicine treatment for obese children

Effect of community-based healthcare program with Korean medicinal apporach for obese pediatrics: a case series

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0003964
Enrollment
16
Registered
2019-05-21
Start date
2019-04-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-06-17

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Kyung Hee University Oriental Medicine Hospital at Gangdong
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Obese pediatrics (BMI at or above the 95th percentile for children of the same age and sex) in their 3rd to 6th grade, who participated in the health promotion service program of Suji-gu healthcare center from July 31 to August 23, 2018 2. Participants whose guardians have voluntarily agreed to participate in the healthcare program and have signed written informed consent including agreement on personal information 3. Subjects who participated at least 6 times out of a total of 8 visits (twice a week for 4 weeks) of healthcare program and completed before and after assessments including body composition, blood chemistry, physical activity, and preference for salt density and sugar content

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants having hereditary disorders or endocrine diseases that could be one of the reasons of symptomatic(secondary) obesity 2. Other reasons for exclusion in the study as assessed by researchers

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
body mass index (BMI, kg/m2)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
body fat mass (BFM, kg);skeletal muscle mass (SMM, kg);fasting blood sugar (FBS, mg/dL);total cholesterol (T-chol, mg/dL);high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-chol, mg/dL);low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-chol, mg/dL);triglyceride (TG, mg/dL);Physical activity questionnaire;preference for salt density;preference for sugar content;satisfaction for the healthcare program;adverse events

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactKoh-Woon Kim

Kyung Hee University Oriental Medicine Hospital at Gangdong

garson83@hanmail.net+82-2-440-7581

Outcome results

None listed

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