Family Meals on Prescription- a Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT ID: NCT05225350

Last Updated: 2022-06-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

89 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-02-01

Study Completion Date

2020-09-29

Brief Summary

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"Matkassen - effekten av tre månaders intensiv kostintervention hos barn med fetma/ Family Meals on Prescription.- a randomized controlled trial : The aim of the study was to explore a novel approach for the treatment of obesity in children and adolescents through an intensive dietary intervention, consisting of receiving a weekly bag of groceries and recipes for five family meals at a reduced price for three months.

Data concerning dietary patterns and food habits, weight, BMI and blood markers for metabolic and cardiovascular disease was collected before the study began and again at the end of the study during the patients' one year follow up appointment at the clinics.

Detailed Description

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Children between the age of 5-15 years receiving treatment for obesity at the pediatric clinics in Varberg and Kungsbacka were offered to participate in the trial.

The study population was divided into two arms including 60 patients in each arm:

* In the first arm the patients received care consistent with regional guidelines.
* In the second arm the patients received care consistent with regional guidelines in combination with the intensive dietary intervention for three months.

Data concerning dietary patterns and food habits, weight, BMI and blood markers for metabolic and cardiovascular disease was collected before the study began and again at the end of the study during the patients' one year follow up appointment at the clinics.

Conditions

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Obesity, Childhood Hypertension Metabolic Syndrome Dietary Habits

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Eligible children where randomized to 1 of 2 interventional arms.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Controls

In the first arm the patients received care consistent with regional guidelines. Treatment as usual.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Dietary Intervention

In the second arm the patients received care consistent with regional guidelines in combination with the intensive dietary intervention for three months

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dietary Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

See previous text

Dietary intervention consisiting och each family recieving foodpackages for 5 dinner meals during three months.

Interventions

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Dietary Intervention

See previous text

Dietary intervention consisiting och each family recieving foodpackages for 5 dinner meals during three months.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children between the ages of 5 to 15
* attending the Paediatric Obesity Clinics in Kungsbacka or Varberg

Exclusion Criteria

* Younger than 5 or older than 15
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

15 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Region Halland

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Göteborg University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Lovisa Sjogren, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Goteborg University

Locations

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Pediatric Clinic Region Halland

Halmstad, Halland County, Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

References

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Torstensson T, Almqvist-Tangen G, Waters S, Kindblom JM, Roswall J, Chaplin JE, Sjogren L. "The big win was that we actually cooked"- a qualitative interview study about the parental experience of Family Meals on Prescription for children living with obesity. J Health Popul Nutr. 2025 May 24;44(1):171. doi: 10.1186/s41043-025-00921-3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40413511 (View on PubMed)

Torstensson T, Bohlin A, Almqvist-Tangen G, Roswall J, Kindblom JM, Sjogren L. Family meals on prescription as treatment for childhood obesity-a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Nov;183(11):4857-4866. doi: 10.1007/s00431-024-05744-8. Epub 2024 Sep 9.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39251447 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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19002468

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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