Family Based Intervention in Childhood obesitY

Summary

The study compares the effect on BMI of two different treatment options for obesity in childhood. Families with at least one obese child and parent are invited to join the project. The hypothesis is that family camp gives an additional reduction in BMI compared to a less intensive family lifestyle school.

Conditions

• Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Parent Management Training - Oregon (PMTO)

Method to help parents and caregivers manage the behavior of the children they are responsible for.

BEHAVIORAL

Motivational interviewing

Communication method to facilitate behavioral change and empower the parents.

BEHAVIORAL

Dynamic group therapy

Focuses on individual experiences within families and/or parents/children, and that the participants are their own experts.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• St. Olavs Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Røros Rehabiliteringssenter

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Oslo University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Evjeklinikken

  collaborator OTHER

• Gjensidigestiftelsen

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Stiftelsen Helse og Rehabilitering

  collaborator OTHER

• Organisasjonen Voksne for Barn

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Sykehuset i Vestfold HF

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Samira Lekhal, PhD, MD · The Hospital of Vestfold

• Jøran Hjelmesæth, PhD, MD · The Hospital of Vestfold

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

7 Years

Max Age

11 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2010-04-30

Primary Completion

2013-05-31

Completion

2020-03-31

Countries

• Norway

Study Locations