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Telehealth group sessions for Childhood Obesity

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Led By Brenda Manzanarez

Research Sponsored by Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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

Must have

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6 months

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will compare two weight-loss methods for teens: a standard, in-person program vs. a new group telehealth program.

Eligible Conditions

Childhood Obesity

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months 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 in anthropometric and clinical data

Secondary outcome measures

Attendance/Retention

Change in quality of life

Satisfaction with care

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: TelehealthExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

This group will receive weight management treatment via 12 online group sessions, over 6 months. They will have Bluetooth-enabled scales that will allow them to transmit their weight data to the PI in between research visits. They will answer questionnaires and have research visits at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months.

Group II: EmpowerExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

This retrospective control group received standard in-clinic individualized weight management with a multi-disciplinary group of providers, via 6 monthly clinic visits, over 6 months.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Telehealth group sessions

2018

N/A

~40

Empower clinic

2018

N/A

~40

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Children's Hospital Los AngelesLead Sponsor

232 Previous Clinical Trials

5,076,708 Total Patients Enrolled

Brenda ManzanarezPrincipal InvestigatorChildren's Hospital Los Angeles

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Does this research initiative permit individuals aged 40 or older to participate?

"According to the parameters for this clinical trial, individuals between 14 and 18 are eligible as participants."

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Is this trial actively seeking participants?

"Although this clinical trial was initially published on January 1st 2018 and last updated on June 15th 2022, the data hosted by clinicaltrials.gov indicates that no more patients are being accepted for participation at this time. Nevertheless, there are currently 1006 other studies actively recruiting volunteers."

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Do I meet the criteria for participating in this research trial?

"Patients that meet the criteria of pediatric obesity and are between ages 14 to 18 will be considered for this trial. Currently, 32 adolescents require enrollment in order to complete it."

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Seeing Is Believing: Using Skype to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in Youth

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PediatricsJournal

Expert Committee Recommendations Regarding the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity: Summary Report

Barlow, Sarah E., and and the Expert Committee. 2007. “Expert Committee Recommendations Regarding the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity: Summary Report”. Pediatrics. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). doi:10.1542/peds.2007-2329c.

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