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NCT Number: NCT02180802

Parental Involvement Improves the Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Weight Loss in Obese Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study

Motivational interviewing (MI) has been shown to be an effective strategy in targeting obesity in adolescents and parental involvement has been associated with increased effectiveness. The aim of the study is to evaluate and compare the role of parental involvement in MI interventions for obese adolescents

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Key information

Conditions

Obesity, Adolescent Behavior Body Weight Coitus Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Obesity Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pediatric Obesity Sexual Behavior Signs and Symptoms

Age range

13 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Outpatient Pediatric Clinic

Qazvin, Qazvin Province, Iran

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • BMI equal or higher than 95th percentile for age and gender
  • 13-18 years old

Exclusion criteria

  • medication with weight gain as side effects
  • diagnosed with having eating disorder
  • pregnant
  • clinical mental health conditions
  • psychosis

Treatment and study plan

Motivational Interviewing

Behavioral

motivational interviewing with parental involvement

Behavioral

Control Group

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. changes in BMI

    Time frame: changes from baseline and 12 months follow-up

    Body Mass Index

  2. Child Dietary Self-Efficacy

    Time frame: changes from baseline and 12 months follow-up

    Child Dietary Self-Efficacy Scale (CDSS)

  3. Weight Efficacy Lifestyle

    Time frame: changes from baseline and 12 months follow-up

    Weight Efficacy Lifestyle questionnaire (WEL)

  4. Physical Exercise Self-efficacy

    Time frame: changes from baseline and 12 months follow-up

    Physical Exercise Self-efficacy Scale (PES)

  5. changes in physical activity

    Time frame: changes from baseline and 12 months follow-up

  6. changes in dietary pattern

    Time frame: changes from baseline and 12 months follow-up

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in blood cholesterol level

    Time frame: changes from baseline and 12 months follow-up

  2. changes in blood triglyceride level

    Time frame: changes from baseline and 12 months follow-up

  3. Changes in body fat percentage

    Time frame: changes from baseline and 12 months follow-up

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Qazvin University Of Medical Sciences

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Jul 3, 2014
Registry last updated
Sep 3, 2014

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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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