Childhood Obesity Treatment - Telephone Coaching vc Usual Care

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

37 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-05-31

Study Completion Date

2013-01-31

Brief Summary

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This study evaluates if usual physical care visits to an outpatient pediatric clinic can be replaced with more frequent and shorter Telephone coaching Contacts during 18 months.

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Detailed Description

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In this randomized controlled study, patients at age 5 to 14 and enrolled in obesity treatment, were randomized to either usual care according to regular routine or to telephone consultation.The randomization was done at the start of individual treatment and lasted for 18 months. We also studied working time required for the Health care, and the families' experience of the Telephone coaching.

Conditions

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Childhood Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Usual care, individual visits

Usual care according to regular treatment routines at the clinic during 18 months. The Child and parent(s) at regular visits to the nurse at the clinic.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Usual care, individual visits

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Randomized controlled study of two types of delivering behavioral treatment to Children suffering from obesity.

Telephone coaching

Intervention: Telephone consultation each months except for summer holidays during 18 months. The treating nurse communicated with one of the parents.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Telephone coaching

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Randomized controlled study of two types of delivering behavioral treatment to Children suffering from obesity.

Interventions

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Usual care, individual visits

Randomized controlled study of two types of delivering behavioral treatment to Children suffering from obesity.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Telephone coaching

Randomized controlled study of two types of delivering behavioral treatment to Children suffering from obesity.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children 5 to 14 years old who were patients at the outpatient pediatric centre
* All families after that the parents had attended at least 4 of 7 meetings in a parental/education group.