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FITLINE: Pediatric Practice-based Obesity Intervention to Support Families

NCT03143660 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 501

Last updated 2022-01-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study is to investigate whether eight weekly telephone coaching sessions or materials on lifestyle interventions can be beneficial for overweight and obese 8-12 year olds.

Conditions

  • Obesity, Childhood

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Coaching

The eight weekly 30-minute Fitline calls provide personalized behavioral counseling and coaching to guide parents in improving their child's weight-related behaviors through targeted lifestyle changes recommended by the AAP for Stage 1, Prevention Plus. Calls are scheduled at a time convenient for the parent, including nights and weekends, with one nutritionist assigned to a family for consistency.

BEHAVIORAL

Materials

The workbook contains tips and practical strategies for implementing the AAP-recommended behavior changes discussed in the counseling sessions to support families in making lifestyle changes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Massachusetts, Worcester

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lori Pbert, PhD · University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-11
Primary Completion
2022-01-01
Completion
2022-01-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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