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NCT Number: NCT02794090

Childhood Obesity Treatment - Telephone Coaching vc Usual Care

This study evaluates if usual physical care visits to an outpatient pediatric clinic can be replaced with more frequent and shorter Telephone coaching Contacts during 18 months.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

5 year–14 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

In this randomized controlled study, patients at age 5 to 14 and enrolled in obesity treatment, were randomized to either usual care according to regular routine or to telephone consultation.The randomization was done at the start of individual treatment and lasted for 18 months. We also studied working time required for the Health care, and the families' experience of the Telephone coaching.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Children 5 to 14 years old who were patients at the outpatient pediatric centre
  • All families after that the parents had attended at least 4 of 7 meetings in a parental/education group.

Exclusion criteria

  • Obesity related syndromes
  • Non-Swedish speaking families

Treatment and study plan

Usual care, individual visits

Behavioral

Randomized controlled study of two types of delivering behavioral treatment to Children suffering from obesity.

Telephone coaching

Behavioral

Randomized controlled study of two types of delivering behavioral treatment to Children suffering from obesity.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in BMI Standard Deviation Score (units)

    Time frame: From start of treatment, during intervention and follow-up. In total mean 3,7 years

    BMI Standard Deviation Score units using the Swedish reference by Karlberg et al 2001.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Working time required for the Health care personnel

    Time frame: During the intervention 18 months

    Mean time for each group measured in minutes

  2. Families experience of the treatment

    Time frame: During the intervention 18 months

    Experience for both the Telephone consultation and usual care by not validated anonymous questionnaires constructed by the researchers in this project

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sodertalje Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Karolinska Institutet

Registry information

Official study title

Exclusive Telephone Coaching in Maintaining Weight Loss - An Randomized Controlled Trial of Childhood Obesity Treatment

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2013
First posted
Jun 8, 2016
Registry last updated
Jun 9, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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