Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
Pediatric obesity, Physical activity, Visceral fat, Weight
Brief summary
The purpose of this trial is to examine whether adding greater physical activity to standard family-based behavioral pediatric obesity treatment decreases the amount of visceral fat among treated overweight children.
Detailed description
Adult studies suggest that greater visceral fat confers more health risk than peripheral fat accumulation and that physical activity interventions (as part of general weight control interventions) are efficacious in reducing adults' visceral fat. There are few studies examining the impact of physical activity and/or general weight loss on children's visceral fat accumulation. The present study compares standard family-based behavioral weight control treatment for pediatric obesity (STANDARD) with standard treatment plus added emphasis on participants attaining high levels of physical activity (ADDED). Both conditions receive the same behavioral dietary intervention and therapeutic contact and attention. The ADDED condition receives the recommendation and goal to be active at least 90 minutes per day, with behavioral strategies targeting increasing and sustaining these high levels of physical activity.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPediatric Obesity Intervention (STANDARD)
14 weekly behavioral intervention visits with parent and child; individual family sessions (25-30 minutes) and separate parent and child groups (40 minutes)
BEHAVIORALPediatric Obesity Intervention + High Activity (ADDED)
14 weekly behavioral intervention visits with parent and child; individual family sessions (25-30 minutes) and separate parent and child groups (40 minutes)
Sponsors
Seattle Children's Hospital
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 7-12 years old * \>85th percentile BMI * have at least one parent with a BMI\>25 * able to engage in at least moderate intensity physical activity * child and parent willing and able to participate in behavioral treatment * English-speaking
Exclusion criteria
* child or parent already enrolled in another weight control program * child or parent with a medical condition known to affect weight or growth * child or parent with significant mental illness that would interfere with engaging in treatment * child or parent with a current or past diagnosed eating disorder * child or parent currently taking any medication that affects weight or growth * child who is more than 120% above their median BMI for age and gender
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visceral adiposity | Change over 3-4 month period |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subcutaneous abdominal adiposity | Change over 3-4 month period |
| Total body fat | Change over 3-4 month period |
| Body mass index | Change over 3-4 month period |
| Physical activity | Change over 3-4 month period |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed