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NCT Number: NCT03773250

A FAMILY Program for Childhood Overweight and Obesity

Childhood overweight and obesity is a health problem with lifelong implications related to diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, psychological disorders as well as other chronic conditions.

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Key information

Conditions

Overweight and Obesity Body Weight Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Obesity Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

6 year–8 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

National Taiwan University

Taipei, Taiwan

About this study

In Taiwan, the nationwide prevalence of overweight and obesity among school-age children aged 7 to 11 years has also increased over the past years. Sleep and weight are intricately related. School-age children requires at least 10 hours of sleep per night but children in Asian countries are on average obtaining shorter sleep than children in Caucasian countries.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Children with overweight and obesity

Exclusion criteria

  • Children with any other chronic or acute medical conditions

Treatment and study plan

behavioral intervention

Behavioral

The intervention has an intensive phase and a maintenance phase.

Primary outcomes

  1. Child BMI-for-age z-score

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention

    Child BMI-for-age z-score will be computed based on the World Health Organization growth reference data for 5-19 years.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Child BMI

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention

    Child BMI will be calculated based on child weight and height.

  2. Child percent body fat

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention

    Percent body fat will be estimated according to the skinfold thickness equations.

  3. child sleep duration and sleep efficiency

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention

    Actigraphy-derived daily sleep duration and nocturnal sleep efficiency

  4. Parental sleep quality

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 12 months post intervention

    Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index total scores

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Dec 12, 2018
Registry last updated
Aug 11, 2022

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