Childhood Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
Behavioral treatment, Telephone coaching, Outpatient clinic
Brief summary
This study evaluates if usual physical care visits to an outpatient pediatric clinic can be replaced with more frequent and shorter Telephone coaching Contacts during 18 months.
Detailed description
In this randomized controlled study, patients at age 5 to 14 and enrolled in obesity treatment, were randomized to either usual care according to regular routine or to telephone consultation.The randomization was done at the start of individual treatment and lasted for 18 months. We also studied working time required for the Health care, and the families' experience of the Telephone coaching.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALUsual care, individual visits
Randomized controlled study of two types of delivering behavioral treatment to Children suffering from obesity.
BEHAVIORALTelephone coaching
Randomized controlled study of two types of delivering behavioral treatment to Children suffering from obesity.
Sponsors
Karolinska Institutet
Sodertalje Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Children 5 to 14 years old who were patients at the outpatient pediatric centre * All families after that the parents had attended at least 4 of 7 meetings in a parental/education group.
Exclusion criteria
* Obesity related syndromes * Non-Swedish speaking families
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in BMI Standard Deviation Score (units) | From start of treatment, during intervention and follow-up. In total mean 3,7 years | BMI Standard Deviation Score units using the Swedish reference by Karlberg et al 2001. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Working time required for the Health care personnel | During the intervention 18 months | Mean time for each group measured in minutes |
| Families experience of the treatment | During the intervention 18 months | Experience for both the Telephone consultation and usual care by not validated anonymous questionnaires constructed by the researchers in this project |
Outcome results
None listed