The Role of Parents in Adolescent Weight Loss

August 8, 2016 updated by: Elissa Jelalian, The Miriam Hospital

Parental Involvement as a Strategy to Enhance Adolescent Weight Control

The purpose of the study is to determine whether a novel model of including parents in adolescent weight control results in greater decrease in adolescent z-BMI compared to an intervention with minimal parent involvement.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

49

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02906
        • The Miriam Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

13 years to 17 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Between 30 and 90% overweight
  • Parent or guardian willing to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Major psychiatric disorder

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Behavioral Weight Control with Enhanced Parent Involvement
This treatment arm included periodic dyadic sessions with adolescents and their parents, focusing on weight-related communication combined with standard behavioral weight control.
Behavioral: Behavioral Weight Control with Enhanced Parent Involvement
Placebo Comparator: Behavioral Weight Control with Minimal Parent Involvement
This treatment arm included standard behavioral weight control delivered to the adolescent with minimal parent involvement.
Behavioral: Behavioral Weight Control with Minimal Parent Involvement

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Body Mass Index
Time Frame: Baseline and at completion of 16 week intervention
Post-treatment BMI (controlling for baseline BMI)
Baseline and at completion of 16 week intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Parent Modeling 1: Dietary Choices (WCSS)
Time Frame: Baseline to post-treatment
Post-treatment value (controlling for baseline). Parent modeling of dietary choices was assessed using the Diet Choices subscale of the Weight Control Strategies Scale (WCSS), a parent-report measure of his/her own healthy weight control practices. The Dietary choices subscale of the WCSS has a scale range of 0 - 4, with higher scores corresponding to healthier diet choices. Higher scores are considered to be a better treatment outcome.
Baseline to post-treatment
Parent Modeling 2: Self-monitoring (WCSS)
Time Frame: Baseline to post-treatment
Post-treatment value (controlling for baseline). Parent modeling of self-monitoring behavior was assessed using the Self Monitoring subscale of the Weight Control Strategies Scale (WCSS), a parent-report measure of his/her own healthy weight control practices. The Self Monitoring subscale of the WCSS has a scale range of 0 - 4, with higher scores corresponding to more self-monitoring behavior. Higher scores are thought to reflect a better treatment outcome.
Baseline to post-treatment
Parent Modeling 3: Physical Activity (WCSS)
Time Frame: Baseline to post-treatment
Post-treatment value (controlling for baseline). Parent modeling of Physical Activity was assessed using the Physical Activity subscale of the Weight Control Strategies Scale (WCSS), a parent-report measure of his/her own healthy weight control practices. The Physical Activity subscale of the WCSS has a scale range of 0-4, with higher scores corresponding to greater physical activity. Higher scores are considered a better treatment outcome.
Baseline to post-treatment
Parent Modeling 4: Weight and Body Concerns (FERF-Q)
Time Frame: Baseline to post-treatment
Post-treatment value (controlling for baseline). Parent modeling of concern about weight/body was assessed using the Parent Modeling of Weight and Body Concerns subscale of the Family Experiences Related to Food Questionnaire (FERF-Q)), an adolescent-report measure of parent behavior pertaining to weight control. The Weight and Body Concerns subscale of the FERF-Q has a scale range of 1 - 5, with higher scores corresponding to greater parent weight and body concerns, as perceived and reported by the adolescent. Lower weight and body concern is considered a better treatment outcome.
Baseline to post-treatment
Communication 1: Negative Maternal Weight-related Commentary (FERF-Q)
Time Frame: Baseline to post-treatment
Post-treatment value (controlling for baseline). Negative maternal weight-related commentary was assessed using the Negative maternal weight-related commentary subscale of the Family Experiences Related to Food Questionnaire (FERF-Q)), an adolescent-report measure of parent behavior pertaining to weight control. The Negative maternal weight-related commentary subscale of the FERF-Q has a scale range of 1 - 5, with higher scores corresponding to greater negative maternal weight-related commentary, as perceived and reported by the adolescent. Lower scores are considered a better treatment outcome.
Baseline to post-treatment
Communication 2: Observed Parent-adolescent Communication Quality (DOCS)
Time Frame: Baseline to post-treatment
Post-treatment value (controlling for baseline). Observed parent-adolescent communication quality was measured using the Dyadic Observed Communication Scale (DOCS) used to code communication between adolescent and caregiver during a video-taped observational coding session. The DOCS is coded on a scale of 0 -10, with higher scores reflecting higher quality of communication, as observed by an independent rater. Higher scores are thought to reflect a better treatment outcome.
Baseline to post-treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

The Miriam Hospital

Collaborators

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 7, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 7, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

June 8, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 30, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 8, 2016

Last Verified

August 1, 2016

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • GRANT00538804
  • R03HD060137 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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