A Three-year Behavioral Treatment of Obese Children
A Three-year Behavioral Treatment of Obese Children: the Effect of Age on Change in BMI SDS and Dropout Rate
The prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. Among Swedish 10-year old children 15-20% are overweight and 3-5% are obese. The probability that an obese child becomes an obese adult is very high. This chronic disease requires lifetime treatment. The standard treatment of childhood obesity involves behavioural interventions focused on eating habits and physical activity. Studies often include small study samples, the absence of control groups and short treatments times. Several long-term follow-up studies of shorter interventions are available. The results from these studies are disappointing since the number of children who are "cured" i.e., have become non-obese is low. Thus, effective treatments are currently lacking.The National Childhood Obesity Center treats children in a University hospital setting. The children are enrolled from the catchment areas of the hospital as well as the rest of Sweden. Treatment alternatives include behavioural treatment (individual and group), low and very low calorie diet, pharmacological and surgical treatment. Patients treated with surgical and pharmacological methods safety is ensured using these treatments exclusively in controlled studies. The clinic was the first in Sweden with this wide range of treatment options.
BORIS is a national health care quality register for childhood obesity, supervised by the Swedish Association of Local Authority and Regions.
Aperçu de l'étude
Statut
Les conditions
Intervention / Traitement
Description détaillée
The primary aim of this study was to compare treatment effects (changes in BMI SDS) during the first three years of behavioral treatment in relation to age at start of treatment. The secondary aim was to evaluate specific factors of importance (gender, heredity, parental weight status, socioeconomic factors and age at obesity onset) for treatment effects. The third aim was to investigate factors correlated to drop out.
This is a longitudinal study of all patients referred to National Childhood Obesity Center between January 1997 and December 2004. Only patients with behavioral treatment were included. Patients with other treatments (VLCD/LCD, drugs and surgery) and other diagnoses (syndromes, craniopharyngioma, Mb Down, myelomeningocele, various types of mental and psychological disorders) and children <6 and >17 year at inclusion were excluded. The remaining children were divided into three age groups of obese children depending of age at onset of obesity treatment (6-9, 10-13 and 14-16year). All patient data were registered in the BORIS nationwide childhood obesity database.
Type d'étude
Inscription (Réel)
Phase
- N'est pas applicable
Contacts et emplacements
Lieux d'étude
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Huddinge
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Stockholm, Huddinge, Suède, 141 86
- Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Dept. of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Division of Pediatrics
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Critères de participation
Critère d'éligibilité
Âges éligibles pour étudier
Accepte les volontaires sains
Sexes éligibles pour l'étude
La description
Inclusion Criteria:
- All children treated with behavioral treatment at the National childhood obesity center Stockholm between january 1998 - december 2004.
- Classified as obese by using the Tim Cole standard.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children with obesity together with other diagnosis
- Children with other treatment like pharmacological, low calorie diets and surgery
Plan d'étude
Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?
Détails de conception
- Objectif principal: Traitement
- Répartition: Non randomisé
- Modèle interventionnel: Affectation parallèle
- Masquage: Aucun (étiquette ouverte)
Armes et Interventions
Groupe de participants / Bras |
Intervention / Traitement |
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Comparateur actif: 6-9 years
Age at start of treatment
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During three year in a clinical setting.
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Comparateur actif: 10-13 years
Age at start of treatment
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During three year in a clinical setting.
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Comparateur actif: 14-16 years
Age at start of treatment
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During three year in a clinical setting.
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Aucune intervention: Control 6-9 years
Untreated control group
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Que mesure l'étude ?
Principaux critères de jugement
Mesure des résultats |
Délai |
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Measured as change in BMI SDS.
Délai: Three years behavioral treatment
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Three years behavioral treatment
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Collaborateurs et enquêteurs
Parrainer
Les enquêteurs
- Chercheur principal: Claude Marcus, Professor, 1National Childhood Obesity Center, Children´s Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Dept. of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Division of Pediatrics, Stockholm, Sweden
Publications et liens utiles
Dates d'enregistrement des études
Dates principales de l'étude
Début de l'étude
Achèvement primaire (Réel)
Achèvement de l'étude (Réel)
Dates d'inscription aux études
Première soumission
Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
Première publication (Estimation)
Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude
Dernière mise à jour publiée (Estimation)
Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
Dernière vérification
Plus d'information
Termes liés à cette étude
Termes MeSH pertinents supplémentaires
Autres numéros d'identification d'étude
- BORIS
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