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PCIT-Health for Childhood Obesity (PCIT-Health Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Sarah Domoff, PhD
Research Sponsored by Central Michigan University
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 pre-intervention (t1), post-intervention (t2; 4 months after pre-intervention), and six-month follow-up (t3; 10 months after pre-intervention)
Awards & highlights

PCIT-Health Trial Summary

This study is evaluating whether a new type of therapy may help parents and children improve their relationship and reduce obesity risk.

Eligible Conditions
  • Childhood Obesity

PCIT-Health Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~pre-intervention (t1), post-intervention (t2; 4 months after pre-intervention), and six-month follow-up (t3; 10 months after pre-intervention)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and pre-intervention (t1), post-intervention (t2; 4 months after pre-intervention), and six-month follow-up (t3; 10 months after pre-intervention) 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 Child Body Mass Index (BMI) Percentile
Change in Child Body Mass Index (BMI) Z-score
Secondary outcome measures
Active Mediation of Television (Parent-report)
Child Physical Activity
Child Problematic Media Use
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Other outcome measures
Child Disruptive Behaviors (Parent Report)
Child Psychological Functioning (Parent Report)
Child Psychosocial Strengths (Parent Report)

PCIT-Health Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: PCIT-HealthExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants assigned to the PCIT-Health arm will receive the intervention.
Group II: Wait list controlActive Control1 Intervention
Participants in the wait list control will receive an invitation to participate in the intervention 10 months after baseline data collection.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
PCIT-Health
2019
N/A
~70

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Central Michigan UniversityLead Sponsor
4 Previous Clinical Trials
197 Total Patients Enrolled
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)NIH
1,965 Previous Clinical Trials
2,672,734 Total Patients Enrolled
University of MichiganOTHER
1,797 Previous Clinical Trials
6,377,995 Total Patients Enrolled

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~11 spots leftby Apr 2025