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NCT Number: NCT01139411

The Role of Parents in Adolescent Weight Loss

The purpose of the study is to determine whether a novel model of including parents in adolescent weight control results in greater decrease in adolescent z-BMI compared to an intervention with minimal parent involvement.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

13 year–17 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The Miriam Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, 02906, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Between 30 and 90% overweight
  • Parent or guardian willing to participate

Exclusion criteria

  • Major psychiatric disorder

Treatment and study plan

Behavioral Weight Control with Enhanced Parent Involvement

Behavioral

Behavioral Weight Control with Minimal Parent Involvement

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Body Mass Index

    Time frame: Baseline and at completion of 16 week intervention

    Post-treatment BMI (controlling for baseline BMI)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Parent Modeling 1: Dietary Choices (WCSS)

    Time frame: Baseline to post-treatment

    Post-treatment value (controlling for baseline). Parent modeling of dietary choices was assessed using the Diet Choices subscale of the Weight Control Strategies Scale (WCSS), a parent-report measure of his/her own healthy weight control practices. The Dietary choices subscale of the WCSS has a scale range of 0 - 4, with higher scores corresponding to healthier diet choices. Higher scores are considered to be a better treatment outcome.

  2. Parent Modeling 2: Self-monitoring (WCSS)

    Time frame: Baseline to post-treatment

    Post-treatment value (controlling for baseline). Parent modeling of self-monitoring behavior was assessed using the Self Monitoring subscale of the Weight Control Strategies Scale (WCSS), a parent-report measure of his/her own healthy weight control practices. The Self Monitoring subscale of the WCSS has a scale range of 0 - 4, with higher scores corresponding to more self-monitoring behavior. Higher scores are thought to reflect a better treatment outcome.

  3. Parent Modeling 3: Physical Activity (WCSS)

    Time frame: Baseline to post-treatment

    Post-treatment value (controlling for baseline). Parent modeling of Physical Activity was assessed using the Physical Activity subscale of the Weight Control Strategies Scale (WCSS), a parent-report measure of his/her own healthy weight control practices. The Physical Activity subscale of the WCSS has a scale range of 0-4, with higher scores corresponding to greater physical activity. Higher scores are considered a better treatment outcome.

  4. Parent Modeling 4: Weight and Body Concerns (FERF-Q)

    Time frame: Baseline to post-treatment

    Post-treatment value (controlling for baseline). Parent modeling of concern about weight/body was assessed using the Parent Modeling of Weight and Body Concerns subscale of the Family Experiences Related to Food Questionnaire (FERF-Q)), an adolescent-report measure of parent behavior pertaining to weight control. The Weight and Body Concerns subscale of the FERF-Q has a scale range of 1 - 5, with higher scores corresponding to greater parent weight and body concerns, as perceived and reported by the adolescent. Lower weight and body concern is considered a better treatment outcome.

  5. Communication 1: Negative Maternal Weight-related Commentary (FERF-Q)

    Time frame: Baseline to post-treatment

    Post-treatment value (controlling for baseline). Negative maternal weight-related commentary was assessed using the Negative maternal weight-related commentary subscale of the Family Experiences Related to Food Questionnaire (FERF-Q)), an adolescent-report measure of parent behavior pertaining to weight control. The Negative maternal weight-related commentary subscale of the FERF-Q has a scale range of 1 - 5, with higher scores corresponding to greater negative maternal weight-related commentary, as perceived and reported by the adolescent. Lower scores are considered a better treatment outcome.

  6. Communication 2: Observed Parent-adolescent Communication Quality (DOCS)

    Time frame: Baseline to post-treatment

    Post-treatment value (controlling for baseline). Observed parent-adolescent communication quality was measured using the Dyadic Observed Communication Scale (DOCS) used to code communication between adolescent and caregiver during a video-taped observational coding session. The DOCS is coded on a scale of 0 -10, with higher scores reflecting higher quality of communication, as observed by an independent rater. Higher scores are thought to reflect a better treatment outcome.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The Miriam Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Registry information

Official study title

Parental Involvement as a Strategy to Enhance Adolescent Weight Control

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2012
First posted
Jun 8, 2010
Registry last updated
Sep 30, 2016

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