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Family-based behavioral therapy for Childhood Obesity (Re-FRESH Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by University of California, San Diego
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 6 months and 18 months
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Re-FRESH Trial Summary

This trial will test whether a weight control program that includes parenting training is more effective than traditional behavioral therapy programs at helping children lose weight.

Eligible Conditions
  • Childhood Obesity

Re-FRESH Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 months and 18 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months and 18 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 BMI percentile
Secondary outcome measures
Child Report of Parent Behavior Inventory
Child feeding questionnaire
Percent of families who Drop-out of study
+2 more

Re-FRESH Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Parenting training and FBTExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Family-based behavioral therapy for pediatric weight loss + parenting training to enhance outcomes
Group II: Family-based behavioral therapy (FBT)Active Control1 Intervention
Family-based behavioral therapy for pediatric weight loss
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Family-based behavioral therapy
2017
N/A
~140
Parenting training
2017
N/A
~140

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, San DiegoLead Sponsor
1,119 Previous Clinical Trials
1,521,389 Total Patients Enrolled
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)NIH
2,352 Previous Clinical Trials
4,315,002 Total Patients Enrolled

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~17 spots leftby Apr 2025