Overweight and Obesity
Conditions
Brief summary
Childhood overweight and obesity is a health problem with lifelong implications related to diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, psychological disorders as well as other chronic conditions.
Detailed description
In Taiwan, the nationwide prevalence of overweight and obesity among school-age children aged 7 to 11 years has also increased over the past years. Sleep and weight are intricately related. School-age children requires at least 10 hours of sleep per night but children in Asian countries are on average obtaining shorter sleep than children in Caucasian countries.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBehavioral intervention
The intervention has an intensive phase and a maintenance phase.
Sponsors
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 8 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Children with overweight and obesity
Exclusion criteria
* Children with any other chronic or acute medical conditions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Child BMI-for-age z-score | Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention | Child BMI-for-age z-score will be computed based on the World Health Organization growth reference data for 5-19 years. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Parental sleep quality | Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention | Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index total scores |
| Child BMI | Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention | Child BMI will be calculated based on child weight and height. |
| Child percent body fat | Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention | Percent body fat will be estimated according to the skinfold thickness equations. |
| child sleep duration and sleep efficiency | Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention | Actigraphy-derived daily sleep duration and nocturnal sleep efficiency |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed