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Behavior Change Family Counseling to Reduce Rate of Weight Gain in At-Risk Children

NCT00241891 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 158

Last updated 2015-04-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will train primary care providers to counsel families on behavior change that is aimed at reducing the rate of weight gain in at-risk children.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Single behavior intervention

Focused on changing beverage choices which may have a significant impact on weight.

BEHAVIORAL

Multiple behavior interventions

Focused on multiple behaviors (nutrition, beverages, physical activity, and sedentary lifestyle) which may have a significant impact on weight.

BEHAVIORAL

Control Intervention unrelated to weight

Focused on standard intervention strategies unrelated to weight including bullying prevention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Stephen Leff, PhD · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-07-31
Primary Completion
2011-05-31
Completion
2015-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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