1. Morbid obesity in childhood (NLD: morbide obesitas bij kinderen)
Conditions
Interventions
Inpatient treatment arm: multidisciplinary obesity treatment (diet, exercise and behaviour) for 26 weeks. Parents classes obligatory. Child is hospitalized monday through friday. Weekends at home with
Sponsors
Koepel Behandelcentrum Chronisch Zieken
Locatie Heideheuvel
Soestdijkerstraatweg 129
1213 VX Hilversum, The Netherlands
tel.: 0031 35 6881411
fax: 0031 35 6881499
email: info@KBCZ.nl
Principal Investigator: O.H. van der Baan-Slootweg, Pediatrician
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children, 8-18 y, with primary (exogenous, alimentary) obesity; 2. BMI equivalent to or greater then 35 in adults or over; 3. BMI equivalent to or greater then 30 in adults with serious obesity related comorbidity; 4. Conventional treatments have failed.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Syndromal/chromosomal related obesity; 2. obesity because of endocrine diseases or obesity inducing medication; 3. boulimia; 4. psychiatric disorders; 5. IQ under 70; 6. no informed consent given.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| BMI decrease after 26 weeks of treatment and after a follow up of 24 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. (Decrease of) existing co-morbidities (liverfunction, cholesterol, lipids, oral GTT, bloodpressure, lungfunction, exhaled-NO, bio-impedance); 2. (Increase of) exercise tolerance; 3. (Increase of) fysical activity; 4. (Increase of) Quality of Life. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactSecretariaat kinderartsen
Behandelcentrum Heideheuvel Soestdijkerstraatweg 129
Outcome results
None listed