Study for Childhood Obesity and Food Responsiveness
This study is looking for children aged 7-12 who are overweight or have obesity and tend to overeat due to how they respond to food (high food responsiveness). It compares four different approaches to help manage weight: Regulation of Cues (ROC), Family Based Behavioral Treatment (FBT), ROC with added nutrition education (ROC+), and a general Health Education program. The goal is to see which approach best helps children improve their body mass index (BMIz), percentage of the 95th percentile BMI (%BMIp95), and reduce overeating over 18 months. You or your child would need to be between 7 and 12 years old, have overweight or obesity, and score 3.8 or higher on the Food Responsiveness Scale.
- Study design
- This interventional study plans to enroll 280 participants. It compares four different behavioral interventions.
- What's involved
- Participants will have weekly individual sessions for the first 16 weeks, then twice a month for the next 2 months, totaling 20 sessions. Assessments will be done at the start, after treatment (6 months), and at 6-month and 12-month follow-ups.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for 12 months after treatment, with assessments at 6 months and 12 months post-treatment.
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Family, Responsibility, Education, Support, and Health for Food Responsiveness
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
2 sites across 2 statesStudy leadership
- Kerri Boutelle, Ph.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · UC San Diego
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What this trial measures
- Child age and sex adjusted body mass index z-score (BMIz)Change from baseline at 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, and 18 months
Age and sex adjusted body mass index (BMI (kg/m\^2)) z-score based on the Centers for for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) norms
- Child percentage of the 95th percentile BMI (%BMIp95)Change from baseline 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, and 18 months
Age and Sex specific percentage of the 95th percentile BMI
- Change in Child OvereatingChange from baseline at 6 months,12 months, and 18 months
Measured by The Eating in the Absence of Hunger Questionnaire; Scores ranging from 1-5 with greater scores meaning more eating in the absence of hunger.