Family-Based Behavioral Treatment for Childhood Survivors of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia focused on measuring Overweight/obesity, Weight management, Family based behavioral weight loss treatment (FBT)
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- English-speaking caregiver-child dyads
- Children must be between ages of 5-18
- Child must be overweight or obese (defined as a BMI greater than the 85th percentile for their age and sex)
- Child must have been diagnosed with ALL
- Child must be at least 6 months post final cancer treatment and currently in remission
- Only children and adolescents who have not yet graduated from high school and are living at home with their caregiver at least 50% of the time will be invited to enroll
- Participating caregivers and children must be able to perform some level of exercise
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children who are wards of the state
- Caregivers and/or children who are taking a weight altering medication without being at current dosage for at least six months and weight stable for at least three months
- Caregivers and/or children who are actively involved in another intensive weight loss program
- Caregivers and/or children who have undergone weight loss surgery within the last two years and/or who are still losing weight
- Caregivers and/or children with certain diagnosed psychiatric conditions (e.g., history of/active eating disorder, developmental delays/intellectual disabilities such as Down's syndrome and severe presentations of autism spectrum disorder, active suicidal ideation, psychotic symptoms, manic or hypomanic episodes, severe substance use disorder) that would interfere with their ability to participate
- Caregivers and/or children with certain chronic medical conditions (e.g., type 1 diabetes, muscular dystrophy) for whom participation may be contraindicated
Sites / Locations
- Washington University School of MedicineRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Children: Family-based Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment (FBT)
Caregivers: Family-based Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment (FBT)
Traffic Light Eating Plan: All foods are assigned a color of the traffic light depending on their energy density & nutritional quality. Participants are encouraged to set dietary goals to decrease the number of RED food servings consumed daily & to increase the consumption of GREEN & YELLOW foods. Traffic Light Activity Plan: Activities are assigned colors of the traffic light depending on intensity levels. Families are encouraged to increase time spent in GREEN activities and decreased RED activities. Behavior Change Strategies: Behavior modification will be fostered using several different strategies Social Facilitation: FBT emphasizes creating an ecology that supports long-term change, which includes modifying the family environment, reshaping peer networks, & ensuring that there are community resources available to maintain change.
Traffic Light Eating Plan: All foods are assigned a color of the traffic light depending on their energy density & nutritional quality. Participants are encouraged to set dietary goals to decrease the number of RED food servings consumed daily & to increase the consumption of GREEN & YELLOW foods. Traffic Light Activity Plan: Activities are assigned colors of the traffic light depending on intensity levels. Families are encouraged to increase time spent in GREEN activities and decrease RED activities. Behavior Change Strategies: Behavior modification will be fostered using several different strategies Social Facilitation: FBT emphasizes creating an ecology that supports long-term change, which includes modifying the family environment, reshaping peer networks, & ensuring that there are community resources available to maintain change.