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O ensaio de dose: intensidade da dose de intervenções comportamentais para obesidade infantil

18 de setembro de 2026 atualizado por: Bill Heerman, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The research team is recruiting 900 children between the ages 5-17 with obesity from Tennessee and Louisiana. The team is assigning children and their caregivers by chance to one of five groups. In the first group, 300 children and their caregivers receive 26 hours of IBT. In the second group, 300 children and their caregivers receive 13 hours of IBT. The remaining three groups of 100 children and their caregivers receive 16, 19, or 22 hours of IBT.

Children's healthcare providers, nutritionists, and social workers are providing IBT to each of the groups over six months. At the start of the study and again after one year, the research team is measuring the children's body mass index, or BMI. BMI is a measure of a person's body fat based on their height and weight. The team is also looking at the children's:

  • Diet
  • Exercise
  • Sleep
  • Media use
  • Quality of life

Visão geral do estudo

Status

Recrutamento

Condições

Descrição detalhada

The Dose study aims to evaluate the optimal number of contact hours (i.e., dose) of intensive behavioral lifestyle interventions for childhood obesity. Current recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) suggest that intensive behavioral lifestyle interventions should have at least 26 hours of contact time. This is a difficult standard to achieve, as it requires significant resources from healthcare systems and time from families. This study's purpose is to test whether 26 hours is needed to achieve clinically meaningful reductions in child weight among children with obesity.

The investigators will conduct a randomized clinical trial (RCT) where children are randomized to one of five treatment intensities: 26 hours, 22 hours, 19 hours, 16 hours, or 13 hours. The study will use a non-inferiority design: can equal effectiveness be achieved comparing the 26-hour standard to reduced intensities?

900 children with obesity ages 5-17 years old will be randomized, with a focus on rural and minority communities in Tennessee (TN) and Louisiana (LA). The study will engage approximately 15 clinics in TN and 15 in LA.

The intervention will be integrated into local pediatric primary care practices. Participants in all arms will receive the same number of visits with their child's primary care provider (4 visits, 1 hour total), on-demand web-based learning modules that focus on building skills and knowledge in health behaviors (7 hours), and community resource counseling sessions delivered by a social worker or similar healthcare professional (4 sessions, 2 hours total). The difference between arms will be in the frequency and duration of personalized nutrition counseling delivered by a registered dietitian or similar healthcare professional: 16 sessions (60 minutes per session), 12 sessions (60 minutes per session), 9 sessions (60 minutes per session), 8 sessions (45 minutes per session), or 6 sessions (30 minutes per session).

The primary outcome is child body mass index (BMI) expressed as a percentage of the 95th percentile (%BMIp95) of the CDC growth curves, over 12 months, measured approximately 5 times. Our primary hypothesis is that 13-hours will be non-inferior to 26-hours. The analysis also includes multiple, pre-specified sub-group analyses, as there may be important subgroups who require more than 13 hours (e.g., children with a very high starting BMI). Secondary outcomes include changes in child quality of life and health behaviors. The analysis will assess reach, feasibility, and accessibility of this approach for both participants and pediatric healthcare providers, guided by the RE-AIM framework.

Tipo de estudo

Intervencional

Inscrição (Estimado)

900

Estágio

  • Não aplicável

Contactos e Locais

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Contato de estudo

Locais de estudo

    • Louisiana
      • Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Estados Unidos, 70808
        • Recrutamento
        • Pennington Biomedical Research Center
        • Contato:
    • Tennessee
      • Nashville, Tennessee, Estados Unidos, 37212
        • Recrutamento
        • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
        • Contato:

Critérios de participação

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Critérios de elegibilidade

Idades elegíveis para estudo

5 anos a 17 anos (Filho)

Aceita Voluntários Saudáveis

Não

Gêneros Elegíveis para o Estudo

Tudo

Descrição

Inclusion Criteria:

  • BMI≥95th percentile for age and sex based on standardized CDC growth curves.
  • parent/caregiver aged ≥ 18 years old
  • are comfortable speaking and reading English or Spanish;
  • are a patient of a participating clinical practice;
  • are able to provide written or verbal consent/assent;
  • are able to attend scheduled sessions in the 12-month study;
  • are willing to make behavioral and lifestyle changes;
  • are able to access the internet to participate in online intervention components;
  • complete baseline data collection, including child height and weight; and
  • complete at least 90% of baseline survey items no later than 14 days after the baseline visit.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • families for whom the primary care provider (PCP) or site principal investigator (PI) thinks the study and/or intervention is clinically/medically inappropriate (e.g. developmental delay, disordered eating, mobility impairments, cognitive or mental difficulties);
  • participant child is taking weight management medications at the time of enrollment;
  • participant child plans to undergo bariatric surgery or another weight loss operation during the 12-month study; or
  • participant caregiver-child dyad has plans to move during the 12-month study and will no longer be a patient of a participating clinic.

Plano de estudo

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Como o estudo é projetado?

Detalhes do projeto

  • Finalidade Principal: Tratamento
  • Alocação: Randomizado
  • Modelo Intervencional: Atribuição Paralela
  • Mascaramento: Dobro

Armas e Intervenções

Grupo de Participantes / Braço
Intervenção / Tratamento
Experimental: 26-hour intensive behavioral lifestyle intervention

Participants will receive 4 visits, (1 hour total) with their child's pediatric primary care provider, on-demand web-based learning modules that focus on building skills and knowledge in health behaviors (7 hours), community resource counseling sessions delivered by a social worker or similar healthcare professional (4 sessions, 2 hours total), and personalized nutrition counseling delivered by a registered dietitian or similar healthcare professional: 16 sessions (60 minutes per session).

Participants in all arms will receive visits with their child's primary care provider (4 visits, 1 hour total), on-demand web-based learning modules that focus on building skills and knowledge in health behaviors (7 hours), and community resource counseling sessions delivered by a social worker or similar healthcare professional (4 sessions, 2 hours total). The difference between arms will be in the frequency and duration of personalized nutrition counseling delivered by a registered dietitian or similar healthcare professional: 16 sessions (60 minutes per session), 12 sessions (60 minutes per session), 9 sessions (60 minutes per session), 8 sessions (45 minutes per session), or 6 sessions (30 minutes per session).

Comparador Ativo: 22-hour intensive behavioral lifestyle intervention

Participants will receive 4 visits, (1 hour total) with their child's pediatric primary care provider, on-demand web-based learning modules that focus on building skills and knowledge in health behaviors (7 hours), community resource counseling sessions delivered by a social worker or similar healthcare professional (4 sessions, 2 hours total), and personalized nutrition counseling delivered by a registered dietitian or similar healthcare professional for 12 sessions (60 minutes per session).

Participants in all arms will receive visits with their child's primary care provider (4 visits, 1 hour total), on-demand web-based learning modules that focus on building skills and knowledge in health behaviors (7 hours), and community resource counseling sessions delivered by a social worker or similar healthcare professional (4 sessions, 2 hours total). The difference between arms will be in the frequency and duration of personalized nutrition counseling delivered by a registered dietitian or similar healthcare professional: 16 sessions (60 minutes per session), 12 sessions (60 minutes per session), 9 sessions (60 minutes per session), 8 sessions (45 minutes per session), or 6 sessions (30 minutes per session).

Comparador Ativo: 19-hour intensive behavioral lifestyle intervention

Participants will receive 4 visits, (1 hour total) with their child's pediatric primary care provider, on-demand web-based learning modules that focus on building skills and knowledge in health behaviors (7 hours), community resource counseling sessions delivered by a social worker or similar healthcare professional (4 sessions, 2 hours total), and personalized nutrition counseling delivered by a registered dietitian or similar healthcare professiona for 9 sessions (60 minutes per session).

Participants in all arms will receive visits with their child's primary care provider (4 visits, 1 hour total), on-demand web-based learning modules that focus on building skills and knowledge in health behaviors (7 hours), and community resource counseling sessions delivered by a social worker or similar healthcare professional (4 sessions, 2 hours total). The difference between arms will be in the frequency and duration of personalized nutrition counseling delivered by a registered dietitian or similar healthcare professional: 16 sessions (60 minutes per session), 12 sessions (60 minutes per session), 9 sessions (60 minutes per session), 8 sessions (45 minutes per session), or 6 sessions (30 minutes per session).

Comparador Ativo: 16-hour intensive behavioral lifestyle intervention

Participants will receive 4 visits, (1 hour total) with their child's pediatric primary care provider, on-demand web-based learning modules that focus on building skills and knowledge in health behaviors (7 hours), community resource counseling sessions delivered by a social worker or similar healthcare professional (4 sessions, 2 hours total), and personalized nutrition counseling delivered by a registered dietitian or similar healthcare professional for 8 sessions (45 minutes per session).

Participants in all arms will receive visits with their child's primary care provider (4 visits, 1 hour total), on-demand web-based learning modules that focus on building skills and knowledge in health behaviors (7 hours), and community resource counseling sessions delivered by a social worker or similar healthcare professional (4 sessions, 2 hours total). The difference between arms will be in the frequency and duration of personalized nutrition counseling delivered by a registered dietitian or similar healthcare professional: 16 sessions (60 minutes per session), 12 sessions (60 minutes per session), 9 sessions (60 minutes per session), 8 sessions (45 minutes per session), or 6 sessions (30 minutes per session).

Comparador Ativo: 13-hour intensive behavioral lifestyle intervention

Participants will receive 4 visits, (1 hour total) with their child's pediatric primary care provider, on-demand web-based learning modules that focus on building skills and knowledge in health behaviors (7 hours), community resource counseling sessions delivered by a social worker or similar healthcare professional (4 sessions, 2 hours total), and personalized nutrition counseling delivered by a registered dietitian or similar healthcare professional for 6 sessions (30 minutes per session).

Participants in all arms will receive visits with their child's primary care provider (4 visits, 1 hour total), on-demand web-based learning modules that focus on building skills and knowledge in health behaviors (7 hours), and community resource counseling sessions delivered by a social worker or similar healthcare professional (4 sessions, 2 hours total). The difference between arms will be in the frequency and duration of personalized nutrition counseling delivered by a registered dietitian or similar healthcare professional: 16 sessions (60 minutes per session), 12 sessions (60 minutes per session), 9 sessions (60 minutes per session), 8 sessions (45 minutes per session), or 6 sessions (30 minutes per session).

O que o estudo está medindo?

Medidas de resultados primários

Medida de resultado
Descrição da medida
Prazo
Percent of the 95th BMI Percentile
Prazo: 5 times over 12 months

The primary outcome is child body mass index (BMI) expressed as a percentage of the 95th percentile (%BMIp95) of the CDC growth curves.

5 times over 12 months

Medidas de resultados secundários

Medida de resultado
Descrição da medida
Prazo
Child Diet
Prazo: 12 months

Diet Recall, using the Automated Self-Administered 24-Hour (ASA24®) Dietary Assessment Tool. A variety of dietary measures will be abstracted from this dietary recall including the total number of calories consumed daily and the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) which has a range of 0-100, where higher numbers represent a healthier diet.

12 months
Child physical activity
Prazo: 12 months

Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children or Adolescents, which provides a summary physical activity score derived from nine items, each scored on a 5-point scale. High scores represent more physical activity.

12 months
Child Media Use
Prazo: 12 months

Cumulative Media Use Index, which is a summary score ranging from 0 to 14, where high numbers represent more media use.

12 months
Child Sleep
Prazo: 12 months

Short Form Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire, scored with a range of 23 to 39 where a higher score is indicative of more disturbed sleep

12 months

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: William Heerman, MD MPH, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Investigador principal: Amanda Staiano, PhD, Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Datas de registro do estudo

Essas datas acompanham o progresso do registro do estudo e os envios de resumo dos resultados para ClinicalTrials.gov. Os registros do estudo e os resultados relatados são revisados ​​pela National Library of Medicine (NLM) para garantir que atendam aos padrões específicos de controle de qualidade antes de serem publicados no site público.

Datas Principais do Estudo

Início do estudo (Real)

20 de fevereiro de 2025

Conclusão Primária (Estimado)

1 de agosto de 2028

Conclusão do estudo (Estimado)

1 de agosto de 2028

Datas de inscrição no estudo

Enviado pela primeira vez

2 de outubro de 2024

Enviado pela primeira vez que atendeu aos critérios de CQ

22 de outubro de 2024

Primeira postagem (Real)

23 de outubro de 2024

Atualizações de registro de estudo

Última Atualização Postada (Real)

21 de setembro de 2026

Última atualização enviada que atendeu aos critérios de controle de qualidade

18 de setembro de 2026

Última verificação

1 de setembro de 2026

Mais Informações

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Plano para dados de participantes individuais (IPD)

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NÃO

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Estuda um medicamento regulamentado pela FDA dos EUA

Não

Estuda um produto de dispositivo regulamentado pela FDA dos EUA

Não

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