Cystic Fibrosis
Conditions
Keywords
Nutrition, Behavior Therapy, Cystic Fibrosis
Brief summary
The current study examines the efficacy of two treatments to help children with cystic fibrosis (CF) meet their dietary calorie requirements of 120% to 150% of the recommended daily allowance of energy and the effect of these treatments on weight gain and maintenance. One treatment provides children with CF and their parents nutrition education about the best foods for meeting their dietary needs. The second treatment gives children with CF and their families similar nutritional information plus behavioral parenting methods for motivating children to eat the recommended foods. Children with CF and their families are seen weekly for 7 treatment sessions across 9 weeks for the active phase of treatment. Families are then followed for 2 years after treatment in order to better understand how long the treatments are effective and to determine the health benefits of better nutrition status and weight gain.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBehavioral Treatment
Sponsors
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Study design
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Weight percentile for age or height below 40th for age and sex * Pancreatic insufficiency
Exclusion criteria
* Developmental delays * Pseudomonas cepacia * Supplemental enteral or parenteral nutrition
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed