Clinical trial

Childhood Obesity Management Using Innovative Digital Technology

Active, not recruiting · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT06777888

Active, not recruitingNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

The project will evaluate the short- and long-term effects of a 10-week Family Healthy Living Program (FHLP). The program is designed for families with children ages 8-12 years old who are at risk for being above a healthy weight and who would like support with healthy living habits such as physical activity and healthy eating. Families will participate together, with both parents and children being involved in the program. FHLP participants will receive 9 weekly 2-hour online group sessions with a facilitation team as well as additional web-based resources. They will be compared to a control group of participating families who will be offered only the self-guided web-based resources. This will help us see the impact of offering facilitated FHLP group sessions versus only offering resources online. The FHLP is 10 weeks long, but participants will be followed for 12 months in total so that researchers can look at the long-term impact of participation. All participating families from both groups will be asked to complete surveys and provide child height and weight measurements at four timepoints: before beginning the program, immediately after completing the program, at 6-months post-program, and at 12-months post-program. Children will also be given FitBit activity watches to measure their daily step counts at each timepoint. Researchers will compare survey responses, child growth patterns, and FitBit step counts between the FHLP participants and the control group to see whether participating in the FHLP helps families improve their healthy living habits more than only offering a similar curriculum of healthy living resources online for families to access on their own.

A promising-looking record is not the same as confirmed eligibility. The study team must review the full criteria and current recruitment status.

Basic eligibility

Age8 Years to 12 Years

SexAll

Healthy volunteersNot accepted

ConditionObesity Prevention, Child Behaviour, Health Behaviour Change, Obesity and Overweight, Physical Activity

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Children must be aged 8-12 years with at least one primary caregiver who agrees to participate with them. More than one child per parent will be able to participate if the child meets the inclusion criteria. * Children must have a BMI ≥ 85th percentile for age and sex. Exclusion Criteria: * Children below the 85th percentile BMI. * The inability to communicate (speak, read, and write) in English. * Any conditions that prevent children from being physically active.

Treatments and study arms

Family Healthy Living Program weekly group sessions

Behavioral

Children aged 8-12 and at least one caregiver will meet for 9 weekly virtual group intervention sessions (2 hours per session) with program facilitators and will also have access to a virtual Q and A session and up to 3 virtual cooking classes with a Registered Dietician. During the intervention, participants will also have access to digital educational content that is supplementary to what is provided during the individual sessions.

Self-guided Web Portal Resources Only

Behavioral

Children aged 8-12 and at least one caregiver will be offered access to digital educational content and downloadable resources on topics such as physical activity, healthy eating, and positive mental well-being.

Primary outcomes

Child BMI Z-scoresFrom enrollment to 12 month follow-up

Participants will be asked to self-report measurements of each child's height, weight and age to calculate BMI. Children's BMI z-scores will be calculated based on the World Health Organization criteria. This data will be collected at baseline, 10-week, 6-month and 12-month assessments.

Study locations

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University of Victoria🇨🇦 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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