The Activity School in Finnmark for Overweight Children

NCT ID: NCT00872807

Last Updated: 2014-12-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

97 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-04-30

Study Completion Date

2013-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a life style counseling programme designed for overweight and obese children and their parents in groups compared to traditional individual counseling in the pediatric outpatient clinic and the community. The two interventions are both hospital and community based.

Detailed Description

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Randomized study design with two parallel groups.Active intervention in two years, last follow-up after 3 years.

Conditions

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Obesity Overweight

Keywords

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childhood therapy life style motor activity obesity overweight body mass index treatment

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Group intervention

Lifestyle counseling (physical activity and dietary modification) in groups both at the hospital and in their own municipality. They meet a multidisciplinary team, receive organized physical activity in the municipality and are invited to a 3 days camp after 4-6 months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Lifestyle counseling in groups

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The activity school in Finnmark. Lifestyle counseling (physical activity and dietary modification) in groups both at the hospital and in their own municipality.

They meet a multidisciplinary team, receive organized physical activity in the municipality and are invited to a 3 days camp after 4-6 months.

Individual intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Conventional lifestyle counseling individually by single health professionals, both in hospital and in municipality.

Individual intervention

Lifestyle counseling for each separate family practiced by single health professionals both in hospital and municipality. A more conventional model.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Individual intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Conventional lifestyle counseling individually by single health professionals, both in hospital and in municipality.

Interventions

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Lifestyle counseling in groups

The activity school in Finnmark. Lifestyle counseling (physical activity and dietary modification) in groups both at the hospital and in their own municipality.

They meet a multidisciplinary team, receive organized physical activity in the municipality and are invited to a 3 days camp after 4-6 months.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Individual intervention

Conventional lifestyle counseling individually by single health professionals, both in hospital and in municipality.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Overweight or obese.
* BMI \> IOTF (International Obesity TaskForce) cut-points 27,5. kg/ m2.

Exclusion Criteria

* Diseases not compatible with normal physical activity.
* Disorders not compatible with group treatment.
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Finnmark Hospital Trust

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Norwegian Foundation for Health and Rehabilitation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Norwegian Directorate of Health

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital of North Norway

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Trond Flægstad, Professor

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

UNorth Norway

Locations

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Childrens departement Finnmark Hospital, Norway

Hammerfest, Hammerfest, Norway

Site Status

Countries

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Norway

References

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Kokkvoll A, Grimsgaard S, Odegaard R, Flaegstad T, Njolstad I. Single versus multiple-family intervention in childhood overweight--Finnmark Activity School: a randomised trial. Arch Dis Child. 2014 Mar;99(3):225-31. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303571. Epub 2013 Dec 11.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 24336385 (View on PubMed)

Kokkvoll A, Grimsgaard S, Steinsbekk S, Flaegstad T, Njolstad I. Health in overweight children: 2-year follow-up of Finnmark Activity School--a randomised trial. Arch Dis Child. 2015 May;100(5):441-8. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307107. Epub 2014 Nov 20.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 25414250 (View on PubMed)

Kokkvoll AS, Grimsgaard S, Flaegstad T, Andersen LB, Ball GDC, Wilsgaard T, Njolstad I. No additional long-term effect of group vs individual family intervention in the treatment of childhood obesity-A randomised trial. Acta Paediatr. 2020 Jan;109(1):183-192. doi: 10.1111/apa.14916. Epub 2019 Jul 30.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31240752 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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15873 (NSD)

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2007/5.2006.3473 (REK)

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id