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Diet and Lifestyle Intervention for Childhood Obesity

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Led By Linda V Van Horn, PhD

Research Sponsored by Northwestern 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 baseline, 12-months, 18-months

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Study Summary

This trial will test whether a diet and lifestyle intervention can improve cardiovascular health metrics in children.

Who is the study for?

The KIDFIT trial is for preschool-age children (3-5 years old) with overweight or obese mothers who have a BMI of 25-40 kg/m2. The mother-child pairs must be willing to participate in the study activities, including diet and lifestyle changes, and attend study visits. They cannot join if they plan to move soon or if the child has a condition that prevents following the diet and activity guidelines.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

KIDFIT is testing two interventions: KIDFIT HEALTHY and KIDFIT SAFE, focusing on improving children's body fat percentage, BMI percentiles, diet quality based on DASH scores, physical activity levels, blood pressure, blood lipids without affecting their height negatively over a 12-month period.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

There are no specific side effects mentioned for this intervention as it involves general lifestyle improvements such as better dieting practices and increased physical activity. However, all health interventions should be monitored for individual responses.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, 12-months, 18-months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, 12-months, 18-months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 12-months, 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

Body fat percent

Secondary outcome measures

Body Mass Index (BMI) percentile

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: KIDFIT HEALTHYExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The KIDFIT intervention group combines traditional in-person and electronic participant contacts, including two scheduled individual visits with a nutrition coach, coaching calls throughout the year, and monthly group videoconferencing-type sessions. KIDFIT Healthy participants will attend both baseline and 12 month clinical visits.

Group II: KIDFIT SAFEActive Control1 Intervention

The Control Group will be provided 12 web-based monthly Homestyles Safe Guides about safe home environments for raising children and related material emailed monthly to the moms. KIDFIT Safe web site targets environmentally safe childcare related topics such as use of sun screen, avoidance of choking hazards, pet safety, protection from electrical appliances, etc. KIDFIT Safe participants will attend both baseline and 12 month clinical visits.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

American Heart AssociationOTHER

324 Previous Clinical Trials

4,933,721 Total Patients Enrolled

25 Trials studying Obesity

2,949 Patients Enrolled for Obesity

Northwestern UniversityLead Sponsor

1,585 Previous Clinical Trials

917,174 Total Patients Enrolled

33 Trials studying Obesity

11,332 Patients Enrolled for Obesity

Linda V Van Horn, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorNorthwestern University

1 Previous Clinical Trials

281 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

KIDFIT HEALTHY Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03405246 — N/A

Obesity Research Study Groups: KIDFIT SAFE, KIDFIT HEALTHY

Obesity Clinical Trial 2023: KIDFIT HEALTHY Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03405246 — N/A

KIDFIT HEALTHY 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03405246 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Are there still vacancies for potential participants in this research endeavor?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this particular trial is no longer actively seeking participants; it was first posted on June 13th 2018 and the last edit occurred on April 4th 2022. Fortunately, there are 237 other trials that currently require patient recruitment."

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How can I join the current clinical trial?

"In order to qualify for this experimental trial, applicants should have a history of weight gain and be between 3-5 years old. Currently, 57 participants are being sought out."

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Does the research program admit participants who are octogenarians?

"This trial only permits enrolment of children aged 3-5. It has been reported that 163 trials are ongoing for individuals under 18 and 68 more studies exist for people above the age of 65."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

KIDFIT: Keeping Ideal Cardiovascular Health Family Intervention Trial

Linda Van Horn 2018. "KIDFIT: Keeping Ideal Cardiovascular Health Family Intervention Trial". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03405246.

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