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KidQuest Family-Based Weight Control

NCT00177229 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 192

Last updated 2008-02-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a family based diet and exercise program is helpful for extremely overweight children aged 8-12, and to compare this approach to standard medical management of severe pediatric obesity.

Conditions

  • Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Family-based treatment

20 weekly group contacts with individual coaching over first 6 months, brief monthly contacts over next 6 months, no contacts over last 6 months. Medical monitoring throughout study period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marsha D. Marcus, Ph.D. · Western Psychiatric Insitute & Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-07-31
Primary Completion
2006-05-31
Completion
2006-05-31

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