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Does Mindfulness Enhance BMI in Obese Adolescents Enrolled in the Bright Bodies Weight Management Program?

NCT03611660 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2021-06-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Participants will be randomized to an evidence-based healthy lifestyle program alone or a healthy lifestyle program with mindfulness meditation added. The purpose of the study will be to determine if mindfulness improves BMI outcomes more than the program alone due to the stress-reduction benefits of mindfulness.

Conditions

  • Pediatric Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Traditional Healthy Lifestyle Program

Twice weekly meetings that focus on nutrition and exercise for 12 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness Meditation Instruction

Participants receive six mindfulness sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Friends of Yale New Haven Children's Hospital

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Yale University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-11
Primary Completion
2021-03-30
Completion
2021-03-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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