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A pilot study of the effectiveness of a maintenance treatment by Short Message Service (SMS) in overweight and obese children, after a short-term multidisciplinary cognitive behavioural group therapy.

A pilot study of the effectiveness of a maintenance treatment by Short Message Service (SMS) in overweight and obese children, after a short-term multidisciplinary cognitive behavioural group therapy. - DVC-pilot study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON31274
Enrollment
100
Registered
2007-07-03
Start date
2007-07-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-13

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Conditions

In deze studie gaat het om gevolgen van verkeerde eet- en beweeggewoonten. Kinderen met overgewicht en obesitas tengevolge van een somatische aandoening worden uitgesloten. Overweight and obesity

Interventions

SMSMT: Over a 42-week period, participants will input self-monitoring data on relevant parameters (exercise, eating pattern, and mood) in a standardized format directly into their mobile phone once

Sponsors

Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
2 Years to 11 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 7 to 12 yrs, Body Mass Index - Standard Deviation Score (BMI-SDS) >= 1.1.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Problem behavior (Youth Outcome Questionnaire score >= 46), insufficient command of Dutch language, other disease causing overweight that can be treated with drugs, diagnosis of eating disorder (DSM-IV).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Dropout rate and BMI-SDS. Since overweight and obesity are measured in terms of BMI and BMI-values are corrected for age and gender in children, the outcome measure will be BMI-SDS.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Energy uptake, physical fitness, problem behaviour, family functioning, health-related quality of life.

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)