An interventional study of Intervention program for obese children in Childhood Obesity, sponsored by Meir Medical Center. Completed at 1 site in Israel. Open to participants aged 8 Years to 18 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-04-14.
Sponsored by Meir Medical Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The child health and sports center, at the Meir Medical Center, runs for over 10 years an intervention program to treat obese children. The program includes physical activity, nutritional intervention and behavioral treatment. A similar program exists in the nearby city of Hadera. The aim of the programs is to promote weight loss, encourage physical activity and modify behavior in order to get long term results. The aim of the present study is to try and identify the demographic and behavioral characteristics of children who succeed in the program.
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6 months intervention program to lose weight in obese children. Behavioral, emotional, physical, familial and demographic questioners will be fulfilled at the beginning and at the end of the program.
Other: Intervention program for obese children
Behavioral, emotional, physical, familial and demographic questioners will be fulfilled twice in a 6 month program.
Behavioral, emotional, physical, familial and demographic questioners will fulfill twice in the 6 month period.
The program includes physical activity, nutrition intervention and behavioral treatment and lasts for 6 months. The aim of the program is to promote weight loss and physical activity and to promote future healthy lifestyle.
Also known as: exercise, nutrition, behavioral
Characteristics of the children who succeed in the program
We will use behavioral, emotional, physical, familial and demographic questionnaires to characterize the children taking part in the programs. The questionnaires: self-efficacy, motivation, depression, parenting style, demographic, environmental.Anthropometric and fitness measurements are performed on a monthly basis .
Time frame: 6 Months
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