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Behavioral Intervention

Educational Intervention for Childhood Obesity

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Led By Kerry Mychaliksa, MD

Research Sponsored by William Beaumont Hospitals

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 24 weeks

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study a standardized protocol to manage childhood obesity, to help avoid its health complications and prevent it from continuing into adulthood.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for children and teens aged 2-17 years who are overweight or obese (BMI at or above the 85th percentile) visiting a pediatric clinic in Royal Oak, Michigan. It's not for those under 2, over 17, pregnant, or with decision-making impairments.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests a low-resource approach to manage pediatric obesity in primary care using age-appropriate educational materials and bi-weekly check-ins to help achieve healthy lifestyle goals. The main measure of success will be changes in BMI percentile over six months.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves education and lifestyle modification rather than medication, there are no direct side effects like you'd expect from drugs. However, participants may experience stress or frustration related to lifestyle changes.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 24 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~24 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 24 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change from baseline body mass index (BMI) percentile at 24 weeks

Secondary outcome measures

Adherence to follow-up scheduling

Change in diastolic blood pressure percentile at 24 weeks

Change in serum alanine transaminase (ALT) at 24 weeks

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Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Behavioral interventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Behavioral intervention for healthy lifestyle goals, four analysis groups divided by age (2-4, 5-8, 9-11, 12-17)

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Who is running the clinical trial?

William Beaumont HospitalsLead Sponsor

149 Previous Clinical Trials

112,809 Total Patients Enrolled

Kerry Mychaliksa, MDPrincipal InvestigatorWilliam Beaumont Hospitals

Media Library

Age-specific educational materials and monitoring (Behavioral Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05622981 — N/A

Eating Disorders Research Study Groups: Behavioral intervention

Eating Disorders Clinical Trial 2023: Age-specific educational materials and monitoring Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05622981 — N/A

Age-specific educational materials and monitoring (Behavioral Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05622981 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

To whom does this research opportunity apply?

"This clinical trial calls for 500 pediatric participants with obesity. The ideal candidates are those visiting the Beaumont Pediatric Outpatient Clinic in Royal Oak, Michigan who range from 2 to 17 years of age and have a BMI at or above the 85th percentile."

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Would this research endeavor permit octogenarians to partake in the experiment?

"This clinical trial is seeking patients between 2 and 17 years of age."

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Is there an opportunity for new participants in this clinical trial?

"As evidenced on clinicaltrials.gov, this particular trial is not presently recruiting participants; the original posting date was January 1st 2023 while the last update occurred November 21st 2022. Nevertheless, 1022 other trials remain in search of suitable candidates across a variety of medical domains."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Pediatric Obesity Management Study

Kerry Mychaliska 2023. "Pediatric Obesity Management Study". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05622981.