Interdisciplinary Intervention With Motivational Approach in Adolescents With Overweight and Obesity.

Summary

This study is a randomized clinical trial with two interventions: control group and intervention interdisciplinary group, without cross-over.

Control Group (CG): In this type of intervention, the focus will be the development of skills through educational activities on health using the pedagogy of transmission.

Interdisciplinary Intervention Group (IG): In this type of intervention, the focus will be the development of skills through educational activities on health that provide the development of autonomy and empowerment for behavior change, based on interdisciplinary motivational strategies. All topics will be focused on the major cardiovascular risk factors considered modifiable.

The staff is trained to the techniques of motivational interviewing and transtheoretical model of change and the health issues related to the modification of lifestyle.

So this interdisciplinary intervention with adolescents seeks to measure the result of an educational proposal using the techniques of motivational interviewing and transtheoretical model of change, for all professionals involved independent training in health issues related approach to lifestyle modification and the inclusion of family in this process.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Overweight

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Lifestyle modification and cardiovascular risk

Group meetings will be performed in the presence of a member of the nursing staff, physiotherapy, nutrition and psychology. The meetings are weekly, lasting 1 hour and 45 minutes. In the first 1 hour and 15 minutes will be addressed health issues related to lifestyle modification (self-care, healthy eating and physical activity) using the fundamentals of motivational interviewing technique. All topics will be focused on the major cardiovascular risk factors considered modifiable.Likewise, it is envisaged to include a time of physical activity (30 minutes) oriented in conjunction with the research team. Run in: There will be a meeting with the parents in order to inform them about the participation of children in the program and guide them about the procedures of the research protocol.

BEHAVIORAL

Health Education

The meetings will be weekly with 45 minutes duration on a schedule of lectures about cardiovascular risk

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

  collaborator OTHER

• Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Margareth da Silva Oliveira, PHD · Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

15 Years

Max Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2015-03-31

Primary Completion

2017-09-30

Completion

2017-12-31

Countries

• Brazil

Study Locations