Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
Obesity, Child, Parent, Family
Brief summary
The study compares the effect on BMI of two different treatment options for obesity in childhood. Families with at least one obese child and parent are invited to join the project. The hypothesis is that family camp gives an additional reduction in BMI compared to a less intensive family lifestyle school.
Detailed description
Participants are randomised to two intervention groups: A): Two weeks family camp and two years follow-up as a cooperation with primary health care, private rehabilitation center and specialist health care. B): Four days lifestyle school with two years follow-up as a cooperation with primary health care and specialist health care
Interventions
BEHAVIORALParent Management Training - Oregon (PMTO)
Method to help parents and caregivers manage the behavior of the children they are responsible for.
BEHAVIORALMotivational interviewing
Communication method to facilitate behavioral change and empower the parents.
BEHAVIORALDynamic group therapy
Focuses on individual experiences within families and/or parents/children, and that the participants are their own experts.
Sponsors
St. Olavs Hospital
Røros Rehabiliteringssenter
Oslo University Hospital
Evjeklinikken
Gjensidigestiftelsen
Stiftelsen Helse og Rehabilitering
Organisasjonen Voksne for Barn
Sykehuset i Vestfold HF
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to 11 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* age 7 to 12 years * BMI \> iso-BMI 30 (Coles index)
Exclusion criteria
* syndromatic obesity * obesity related to diseases * local community not involved * child has present follow-up because of obesity in secondary health care * parent has present/planned follow-up because of obesity in secondary health care
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BMI-SDS | After 2 years | Primary Outcome Measure is body mass index-standard deviation score. Reduced values from baseline to endpoint means reduced overweight. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of life | After 2 years | Questionnaire for children and parent |
| Physical fitness | After 2 years | Six minutes walk test for children and parents. |
| Behaviour | After 2 years | Evaluating effect of intervention on risk for psyciatric disorders. |
| Blood samples | After 2 years | Improvement in spesific blood tests with relevance to metabolic syndrome after 2 years intervention? Blood is biobanked at baseline and after 2 years. |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed