Childhood Obesity
Conditions
Brief summary
Gardner GOALS is a 6 month program for treatment of childhood obesity that consists of twice monthly telehealth meetings with a health educator. Potential participants enter the study using a randomly ordered list of eligible patients based on BMI, age and number of clinic visits in 2020.
Detailed description
The Gardner GOALS curriculum focuses on healthy eating and activity. The study participants are kids 6 to 14 years old with BMI ≥95th percentile who are patients at the Gardner Packard Children's Health Center, a federally qualified health center. Lessons contain educational materials and behavioral change strategies to promote healthy eating and physical activity and reduce screen time. Patients are encouraged to continue routine clinic visits with their primary care physicians during the course of the study.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALGardner GOALS
12 lesson curriculum focusing on healthy eating, increased physical activity and decreased screen time
Sponsors
Stanford University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* BMI ≥ 95th percentile * Two clinic visits in 2020
Exclusion criteria
* Signs of an eating disorder * Moved out of town and not planning to return to Gardner Packard Children's Health Center
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Body mass index | Baseline, year 1 | Change in trajectory of body mass index from the year prior to the intervention compared to the year after starting the intervention |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed