Acceptance-based Care for Child Eating and Physical Activity Treatment (ACCEPT)
Pediatric Obesity, Executive Function, Self-Regulation
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Pediatric Obesity focused on measuring Pediatric Obesity, Executive Function, Behavioral Intervention, Self-Regulation, Acceptance-Based
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children who: (1) have a BMI ≥ 85th percentile; (2) are ≥8 and ≤12 years old at the beginning of treatment; (3) can read, write, and speak English, along with their caregiver; (4) plan to stay living in the local area during the study period; (5) have a consenting caregiver who can commit to all study procedures and provide reliable travel.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children who:(1) comorbid developmental/intellectual disability/traumatic brain injury/other identified condition known to substantially impact EF and/or weight management; (2) taking medication that is known to affect weight or appetite, (3) recent infection that may cause confounds of acute inflammation, (4) have an uncorrected visual or hearing impairment that would prohibit completion of cognitive testing, and (5) are unable to use an iPad with appropriate training for cognitive testing. The children without obesity (n=32) will have "normal-range" BMI scores (5th ≤BMI percentile< 85th) but otherwise follow the same inclusion/exclusion criteria.
Sites / Locations
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Acceptance-based Behavioral Treatment
Family acceptance-based behavioral treatment (ABBT) will be piloted with 16 child-caregiver pairs. At weeks 0 (pre-treatment), 9 (mid-treatment), and 18 (post-treatment), feedback regarding the feasibility and acceptability will be collected from participants through surveys and semi-structured group interviews to refine the family ABBT protocol.