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Motivation to Change Lifestyle Habits in Youth With Obesity

NCT03527394 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2022-05-31

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Summary

Approximately one-third of Canadian children have excess weight, putting them at increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, bone and joint problems, and some forms of cancer. Because current therapies for managing obesity have modest success, there is a need to develop and test innovative strategies to enhance pediatric weight management. Using a novel interview designed to measure motivation to change lifestyle habits, interviewers will conduct separate and structured 1-on-1 interviews with youth with obesity and parents. By applying principles of motivational interviewing, trained interviewers will ask youth and their parents about their motivation to change lifestyle habits related to diet and physical activity. Subsequently, interview data will be used to examine predictors of clinically-meaningful outcomes over time, including changes in weight status, lifestyle habits, health care utilization, and attrition. The investigators will also measure a number of variables related to weight management, including dietary intake, physical activity, anthropometry, and psychosocial health.

Conditions

  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Motivational Interviewing

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Alberta

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Geoff DC Ball, PhD · University of Alberta

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-11-06
Primary Completion
2022-03-31
Completion
2022-03-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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