Clinical trial

Comparing Outcomes Among Children With Obesity in a Community Healthy Lifestyle Program

Recruiting now · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT07342855

Recruiting nowNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

This study aims to evaluate the outcomes of an existing clinical program that teaches families of children with overweight and obesity healthy lifestyle. The design will be unblinded, randomized, waitlist control.

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

Age6 Years to 14 Years

SexAll

Healthy volunteersNot accepted

ConditionPediatric Obesity, Pediatric Overweight, Overweight , Obesity

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * BMI by report of ≥ 85th percentile * The child must be able to participate in physical activity comparable to an elementary school PE class and must be able to function cognitively at or above the level of a 6 year old Exclusion Criteria: * BMI by report of below the 85th percentile * Inability to participate in physical activity comparable to an elementary school PE class and must be able to function cognitively at or above the level of a 6 year old Parent will be invited but not required to be weighed and measured.

Treatments and study arms

Get Up & Go Healthy Lifestyle Program

Behavioral

This study evaluates an established pediatric healthy weight program, Get Up \& Go. There are 10 weekly sessions for child (ages 6-14 years) and parent. Each 90-minutes session includes an interactive lesson on some aspect of healthy living, a fun game or physical activity that involves both children and parents, a healthy snack, and a time for families to set a lifestyle change goal for the week and to review achievement of goals set the prior week. Virtual components bring the total content exposure to over 26 hours provided. Curriculum: Principles of healthy living Healthy eating basics Division of responsibility Nutrition 101 Bullying prevention Meal time Advertising and dining Grocery store tour Graduation

Primary outcomes

BMI statusFrom enrollment to the end of intervention period at 3 months

Change in child BMI status, using %BMIp95 as primary outcome and BMI z score. Both are calculations made from weight, height, sex, and age.

Study locations

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University of Texas Southwestern, Children's Health🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States

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Sarah E Barlow, MD, MPHContact

Email · Call 214-456-8000

Victoria NelsonContact

Email · Call 214-456-9429

Sarah Barlow, MDPrincipal Investigator