Family Based Treatment for Weight Loss With Breakfast Prescription (FAB)
Obesity, Overweight, Overeating
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Obesity focused on measuring overweight children, overweight parents, eating in the absence of hunger, families with overweight child, bmi, body mass index, treatment, behavioral treatment, family based treatment, experiments, intervention, psychophysiological response to food cues
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children between the ages of 8 and 12 years old;
- BMI ≥85th% and <100% overweight
- Children with parents who are willing to attend 16 weekly group sessions and be randomized to either treatment arm;
- Have at least one parent who is overweight or obese (BMI≥25);
- Children and parent who endorse liking of both eggs and cereal
- Parents who speak English at a 5th grade level.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children with serious medical conditions that affect their weight;
- Children taking medication that affect appetite or weight;
- Children with severe developmental delay or disability that would affect participation;
- Children or parents with psychological illness that would limit treatment participation;
- Families who plan to move out of the area within the time frame of the study.
Sites / Locations
- Center for Healthy Eating and Activity Research
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Family Based Behavioral Treatment Egg
Family Based Behavioral Treatment Cereal
The FBT+Egg group will participate in group-based FBT and will be assigned to eat eggs a minimum of 5 days a week for breakfast. Families are provided eggs each week to facilitate compliance, along with recipes
The FBT+Cereal group will participate in group-based FBT and will be assigned to eat cereal a minimum of 5 days a week for breakfast. Families are provided cereal each week to facilitate compliance.