Treatment of Overweight in Children on Distance (TeleSOFT)
Overweight
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Overweight focused on measuring Overweight, Children, Treatment, Prevention, Lifestyle intervention
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children with overweight and not obese according to the definitions developed by Cole et al (4). It implies that we include children with the following age specific BMI Inclusion criteria
- 9 years = AGE < 9 years, 6 months AND 19,0< BMI<23,0
- 9 years, 6 months => AGE < 10 Years AND 19,5 <BMI<23,5
- 10 years = AGE < 10 years, 6 months AND 20,0<BMI<24,0
- 10 years, 6 months=>AGE< 11 years AND 20,5<BMI<24,5
- 11 years = AGE < 11 years, 6 months AND 21,0<BMI<25,5
- 11 years, 6 months =>AGE<12 years AND 21,5<BMI<25,5
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children and his/her parents not able to communicate in Swedish.
- Children with monogenic obesity
- Present less than 80% at school in the latest school year.
- No foster care for the child or his/her brothers or sisters
Sites / Locations
- Barnmedicin
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
SOFT
TeleSOFT
All Children have their first and their last consultation at The Child Obesity Unit. The investigators use Standardized Obesity Family Therapy "SOFT" as described by Nowicka & Flodmark (1-3). The intervention use psychological techniques developed in systemic family therapy applied on advice regarding exercise and diet as well as behavioural Life style Changes. At each consultation with the overweight child and his/her biological parents there are two therapists present.
The same method Lifestyle intervention "SOFT" is used. The only difference is that the communication in the second, third (and fourth) visit is made by use of video on distance. The investigators use Standardized Obesity Family Therapy "SOFT" as described by Nowicka & Flodmark (1-3).