Enhancing Family Based Treatment of Childhood Obesity Through Social Networks (CONNECT)
Child Obesity
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Child Obesity focused on measuring obesity, child, weight management, behavioral, social networks, social support
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria Children
- Age 7-13 years
- At or above the 85th percentile for age- and gender-specific BMI
Parents
• At least one overweight parent (BMI>25.0)
Parents and children
- English-speaking and at least at a second-grade reading level
- Live <50 miles from the treatment site.
Exclusion Children
- Conditions known to promote obesity (e.g., Prader-Willi),
- Participation in another weight control program
- Recently started taking weight-affecting medications (e.g., stimulants).
Parents and children
- Disability or illness that would preclude them from engaging in at least moderate-intensity physical activity,
- Current or prior diagnosed eating disturbance
- Thought disorder, suicidality, or substance abuse disorder
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Other
Social Network Engagement+Std Treatment
Standard Treatment
Social Network Engagement = content and activities to help the parent engage his/her social network in supporting healthy lifestyle behaviors. Standard Treatment = family-based behavioral pediatric obesity treatment, as per protocol outlined in FOCUS trial (Family Overweight: Comparing Use of Strategies; NCT00746629)
This comparator arm consists of historical controls, participants in the FOCUS trial who received standard treatment. Standard Treatment = family-based behavioral pediatric obesity treatment, as per protocol outlined in FOCUS trial (Family Overweight: Comparing Use of Strategies; NCT00746629)