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A Trial To Study The Effects Of Group Versus Individual Dietary Counseling In Pediatric Obesity

NCT01840631 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2018-10-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Aim 1 - The primary aim of the study is to assess whether group counseling is a non-inferior intervention compared to the usual care of individual counseling in the management of childhood obesity. In order to achieve this aim, the investigators will compare the mean change in BMI after 6 months of intervention in the two study arms.

Aim 2 - The secondary aim of the study is to determine if the change in BMI is associated with changes in the dietary composition, physical activity and metabolic profile.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Nutritional Counseling

Participants enrolled will be randomized into group nutrition counseling or individual nutrition counseling classes, for a total of 6 classes. Classes will meet one time a month. Classes will cover topics including nutrition, exercise, and behavior to promote healthy eating.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lisa Underland, MD · Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
9 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-04-30
Primary Completion
2018-06-01
Completion
2018-06-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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