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CompletedNCT03364205SFAUpdated Dec 6, 2017

Solution Focused Approach in Adolescents (SFA)

An interventional study of solution-focused interview technique in Obesity, Overweight and Obesity and Adolescent Obesity, sponsored by Cumhuriyet University. Completed at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 12 Years to 13 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-12-06.

Primary conditionPediatric ObesityRegistry: ObesityReclassifiedWhy we changed it
Registry
Obesity — the first condition term the registry derived for this study.
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Pediatric Obesity
Why
  1. The study's listed conditions name Pediatric Obesity, a narrower term within Obesity.
Confidence
High: the new condition is named in the study's own listed conditions. Of 351 hand-checked studies reclassified this way, 68% were exactly right and 84% in the right disease family; the registry's first term was right for 5% (measured 2026-10-21). How we classify →
Wrong?
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Sponsored by Cumhuriyet University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 4 years 2 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Sep 2013, registered Nov 2017).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
2
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
12 Years to 13 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 30 studies in Pediatric Obesity with a site in Turkey — 5 open to participants now, 5 under way, none of them phase 3. Pediatric Obesity · Turkey.

Enrollment
20th of 20
2 · median 57
Started
2013
the only one that year
No phase
19 of 30
3 open now
Registered
1st of 30
by date
Lead sponsor
1 of 30
Cumhuriyet University

Among the 30 studies in Pediatric Obesity with a site in Turkey, this one is the 20th largest by enrollment of the 20 interventional ones that give a count, is the only one that started in 2013, is one of 19 with no phase, and was the 1st registered.

Pediatric Obesity

1,129 studies on the registry are indexed under Pediatric Obesity; 187 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

5 of the 30 studies in Pediatric Obesity with a site in Turkey are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:

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A study can be open while its sites in Turkey have not opened yet or have stopped. Only those recruiting at a site in Turkey →

Who these studies take

Of the 124 Pediatric Obesity studies recruiting now, 19 (15%) set no upper age limit and 103 (83%) stop at 75 or younger; 114 take children under 18; 69 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 12 Years to 13 Years · all sexes · healthy volunteers too.

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Study summary

Aims-objectives: This study assessed the effect of the Solution Focused Approach (SFA) interview technique on overweight/obese adolescents' nutrition-exercise attitudes and behaviors.

Background: Obesity is a serious health problem for all age groups, particularly adolescents; therefore, it is important for adolescents to develop healthy nutrition habits, acquire exercise behaviors. Unless healthy nutrition-exercise behaviors are acquired, obesity can develop in adolescence, continue in adulthood. Focusing on solutions can be effective for overweight/obese adolescents to develop healthy nutrition-exercise behaviors.

Design: A pretest-posttest randomized-controlled trial design was used.

Methods: The study included 32 overweight/obese adolescents (16 for intervention group, 16 for control group) aged12-13 years who attended a health center, met the inclusion criteria. The SFA interview technique was applied to the intervention group. Eight solution-focused interviews were conducted with each adolescent at two-week intervals (interview length 30 to 45minutes). For each group, anthropometric, metabolic measurement follow-ups were conducted in the first and sixth months. The data were evaluated using independent samples t-test, Mann-Whitney U, Wilcoxon test respectively for normally, non-normally distributed variables. The categorical variables were compared using chi-square test. The value p\<0.05 was accepted to be statistically significant.

Read the detailed description

Solution Focused Approach (SFA) interview technique is an approach that can be used by nurses who have important roles in the protection, maintenance and promotion of health in healthcare services. Because the SFA interview technique can be integrated into all dimensions of health, it enables children and adolescents to be aware of their own strengths and skills and to improve their skills. This raised awareness encourages individuals to start and maintain change. The earlier the awareness of individuals is raised, the higher the achievement level of the approach will increase. Further studies can be conducted in which the duration of the SFA interview technique follow-ups is longer. Moreover, it can be suggested that studies be conducted to analyze the cost-effectiveness of this approach.

All health professionals in general and, specifically nurses, should be educated about the SFA interview technique strategies. Nurses who carry out the SFA interviews conducted using the SFA interview technique should enable individuals to realize their own strengths. The number of interviews can be determined in accordance with the topic and the data obtained from individuals. If the interviews are carried out with school children-adolescents, attention should be paid to conduct interviews with their families. Enabling individuals to reach a solution using the SFA interview technique strategies is the major point of interviews. This result may not appear immediately. Interviews should be continued with patience to find what works in resistant individuals.

After these interviews are completed, interviews should be continued with the individuals periodically. To enable individuals to maintain their nutrition and exercise behaviors, interviews should be carried out with adolescents and their families at least twice in a month after the SFA interviews. Nurses who conduct SFA interviews can carry out individual interviews or group interviews in Endocrinology Polyclinics, Family Health Centers, or at schools as a school nurse.

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Conditions studied

  • Obesity
  • Overweight and Obesity
  • Adolescent Obesity

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Keywords

  • SFA interview technique
  • adolescence
  • obesity
  • nutrition
  • exercise
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In context

Pediatric Obesity Reclassified

1,129 studies on the registry are indexed under Pediatric Obesity; 187 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 2 is below the median of 100 across 870 interventional studies indexed under Pediatric Obesity.

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Lead sponsor

Cumhuriyet University is the lead sponsor of 133 studies on the registry; 26 are open to participants now.

Compared within Pediatric Obesity, this study's primary condition as ClinicalTrials.gg classifies it; the registry's first condition term is Obesity. The counts are of registry records indexed under each term, refreshed daily. How we classify →

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
12 Years to 13 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Twelve-thirteen aged between,
  • Diagnosed metabolic disease, without
  • >85 percentile (>+1SD), overweight and BMI>95 (>+2SD) percentile obese adolescents
  • Communicate
  • Any conditions that interfere with exercise (who do not have disability, such as cardiac failure)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • From teenagers who indicated they could not continue until the end of the study,
  • Metabolic disease,
  • Metformin uses
  • Adolescents who move out of County
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Single (Investigator)
Enrollment
2 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    intervention

    solution-focused interview techniques

    Behavioral: solution-focused interview technique

  • No intervention
    control

    This group did not apply solution-focused interview techniques.

Interventions

  • Behavioralsolution-focused interview technique

    This approach helps an individual make decisions about behavioral change, focusing particularly on his or her past achievements and looking forward to a time when the problems cease to exist.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. the Family and Adolescent Introductory Information Form and Overweight and Obese Adolescents' Nutrition-Exercise Behavior Identification Form

    The data for the nutrition-exercise habits and behaviors of the adolescent were collected using the Family and Adolescent Introductory Information Form and Overweight-Obese Adolescents' Nutrition-Exercise Behavior Identification Form, which had been prepared by the researcher based on the literature.

    Time frame: one month

  2. Anthropometric measurement (weight measurement)

    Anthropometric scores (weight measurement) data of adolescents were collected using the Anthropometric Follow-Up Table. Digital weighing scale was used for weight measurements in kilograms. The measurements were taken without closes and shoes. Calibration of the scales was done monthly. The primary outcome was to determine weight measurement values of adolescent.

    Time frame: one month

  3. Anthropometric measurement (height measurement)

    Anthropometric scores (height measurement) data of adolescents were collected using the Anthropometric Follow-Up Table. Bar scale was used for height measurements in meters. Before the length measurement, the shoe was removed and the lower end of the rod was attached to the foot in a vertical position, and the point where the head came was recorded. The primary outcome was to determine height measurement values of adolescent.

    Time frame: one month

  4. Anthropometric measurement (Calculation of Body Mass Index or BMI)

    BMI was calculated as the body mass in kilograms divided by the square of the body height in meters (BMI = kg / m \^ 2). The primary outcome was to determine BMI values of adolescent.

    Time frame: one month

  5. Anthropometric measurement (Body Mass Index Percentile (BMI percentile) calculation)

    In determining the BMI percentile standard values, the BMI values determined for Turkish children were taken into consideration. The primary outcome was to determine BMI percentile values of adolescent.

    Time frame: one month

  6. Anthropometric measurement (Body Mass Index - Standard Deviation Score(BMI-SDS) calculation)

    The data on the Anthropometric scores (BMI-SDS) of the adolescents were collected using the Anthropometric Follow-Up Table. The obtained SDS value is calculated by using the Auxology program which performs SDS calculation.The primary outcome was to determine BMI-SDS values of adolescent.

    Time frame: one month

  7. Metabolic measurement (Preprandial Blood Glucose)

    The data on the Metabolic scores (Preprandial Blood Glucose) of the adolescents were collected using the Metabolic Follow-Up Table.These tables were completed by both groups before the first- and sixth- follow-ups between September 6 2013 and August 29 2014. The primary outcome was to determine Preprandial Blood Glucose values of adolescent.

    Time frame: one month

  8. Metabolic measurement (Preprandial insulin)

    The data on the Metabolic scores (Preprandial insulin) of the adolescents were collected using the Metabolic Follow-Up Table.These tables were completed by both groups before the first- and sixth- follow-ups between September 6 2013 and August 29 2014. The primary outcome was to determine Preprandial insulin values of adolescent.

    Time frame: one month

  9. Metabolic measurement (Homeostasis Model of Assesment for insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR))

    The data on the Metabolic scores (Homeostasis Model of Assesment for insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR)) of the adolescents were collected using the Metabolic Follow-Up Table.These tables were completed by both groups before the first- and sixth- follow-ups between September 6 2013 and August 29 2014. The primary outcome was to determine HOMA-IR values of adolescent.

    Time frame: one month

  10. Metabolic measurement (LDL-cholesterol)

    The data on the Metabolic scores (LDL-cholesterol) of the adolescents were collected using the Metabolic Follow-Up Table.These tables were completed by both groups before the first- and sixth- follow-ups between September 6 2013 and August 29 2014. The primary outcome was to determine LDL-cholesterol values of adolescent.

    Time frame: one month

  11. Metabolic measurement (HDL-cholesterol)

    The data on the Metabolic scores (HDL-cholesterol) of the adolescents were collected using the Metabolic Follow-Up Table.These tables were completed by both groups before the first- and sixth- follow-ups between September 6 2013 and August 29 2014. The primary outcome was to determine HDL-cholesterol values of adolescent.

    Time frame: one month

  12. Metabolic measurement (Total cholesterol)

    The data on the Metabolic scores (total cholesterol) of the adolescents were collected using the Metabolic Follow-Up Table.These tables were completed by both groups before the first- and sixth- follow-ups between September 6 2013 and August 29 2014. The primary outcome was to determine total cholesterol values of adolescent.

    Time frame: one month

  13. Metabolic measurement (Triglyceride)

    The data on the Metabolic scores (triglyceride) of the adolescents were collected using the Metabolic Follow-Up Table.These tables were completed by both groups before the first- and sixth- follow-ups between September 6 2013 and August 29 2014. The primary outcome was to determine triglyceride values of adolescent.

    Time frame: one month

  14. the application of scale - Nutrition-Exercise Attitude Scale (NEAS)

    Healthy nutrition-exercise attitudes and behaviors were evaluated using the Nutrition-Exercise Attitude Scale (NEAS) that had been developed to determine the attitudes and behaviors of the adolescents.The NEAS scores ranged from 13 to 65. A high total score obtained in this scale indicated a positive nutrition-exercise attitude and a low total score indicated a negative attitude.These scales were completed in the first-month follow-up.

    Time frame: one month

  15. the application of scale - Nutrition-Exercise Behavior Scale (NEBS)

    Healthy nutrition-exercise attitudes and behaviors were evaluated using the Nutrition-Exercise Behavior Scale (NEBS) that had been developed to determine the attitudes and behaviors of the adolescents.The NEBS had the following sub-scales: psychological (dependent) eating behavior (11 to 55 points), healthy nutrition-exercise behavior (14 to 70 points), unhealthy nutrition-exercise behavior (14 to 70 points) and regular meal times (6 to 30 points). A high total score obtained in this scale indicated a positive nutrition-exercise behavior and a low total score indicated a negative behavior.These scales were completed in the first-month follow-up.

    Time frame: one month

Secondary outcomes

  1. Anthropometric measurement (weight measurement)

    Anthropometric scores (weight measurement) data of adolescents were collected using the Anthropometric Follow-Up Table. Digital weighing scale was used for weight measurements in kilograms. The measurements were taken without closes and shoes. Calibration of the scales was done monthly. The second outcome was to enable the weight measurement values to be within the reasonable limits.

    Time frame: six month

  2. Anthropometric measurement (height measurement)

    Anthropometric scores (height measurement) data of adolescents were collected using the Anthropometric Follow-Up Table. Bar scale was used for height measurements in meters. Before the length measurement, the shoe was removed and the lower end of the rod was attached to the foot in a vertical position, and the point where the head came was recorded. The second outcome was to enable the height measurement values to be within the reasonable limits.

    Time frame: six month

  3. Anthropometric measurement (Calculation of Body Mass Index or BMI)

    BMI was calculated as the body mass in kilograms divided by the square of the body height in meters (BMI = kg / m \^ 2). The second outcome was to enable the BMI values to be within the reasonable limits.

    Time frame: six month

  4. Anthropometric measurement (Body Mass Index Percentile (BMI percentile) calculation)

    In determining the BMI percentile standard values, the BMI values determined for Turkish children were taken into consideration. The second outcome was to enable the BMI percentile values to be within the reasonable limits.

    Time frame: six month

  5. Anthropometric measurement (Body Mass Index - Standard Deviation Score(BMI-SDS) calculation)

    The data on the Anthropometric scores (BMI-SDS) of the adolescents were collected using the Anthropometric Follow-Up Table. The obtained SDS value is calculated by using the Auxology program which performs SDS calculation. The second outcome was to enable the BMI-SDS values to be within the reasonable limits.

    Time frame: six month

  6. Metabolic measurement (Preprandial Blood Glucose)

    The data on the Metabolic scores (Preprandial Blood Glucose) of the adolescents were collected using the Metabolic Follow-Up Table.These tables were completed by both groups before the first- and sixth- follow-ups between September 6 2013 and August 29 2014. The second outcome was to enable the Preprandial Blood Glucose values to be within the reasonable limits.

    Time frame: six month

  7. Metabolic measurement (Preprandial insulin)

    The data on the Metabolic scores (Preprandial insulin) of the adolescents were collected using the Metabolic Follow-Up Table.These tables were completed by both groups before the first- and sixth- follow-ups between September 6 2013 and August 29 2014. The second outcome was to enable the Preprandial insulin values to be within the reasonable limits.

    Time frame: six month

  8. Metabolic measurement (Homeostasis Model of Assesment for insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR))

    The data on the Metabolic scores (HOMA-IR) of the adolescents were collected using the Metabolic Follow-Up Table.These tables were completed by both groups before the first- and sixth- follow-ups between September 6 2013 and August 29 2014. The second outcome was to enable the HOMA-IR values to be within the reasonable limits.

    Time frame: six month

  9. Metabolic measurement (LDL-cholesterol)

    The data on the Metabolic scores (LDL-cholesterol) of the adolescents were collected using the Metabolic Follow-Up Table.These tables were completed by both groups before the first- and sixth- follow-ups between September 6 2013 and August 29 2014. The second outcome was to enable the LDL-cholesterol values to be within the reasonable limits.

    Time frame: six month

  10. Metabolic measurement (HDL-cholesterol)

    The data on the Metabolic scores (HDL-cholesterol) of the adolescents were collected using the Metabolic Follow-Up Table.These tables were completed by both groups before the first- and sixth- follow-ups between September 6 2013 and August 29 2014. The second outcome was to enable the HDL-cholesterol values to be within the reasonable limits.

    Time frame: six month

  11. Metabolic measurement (Total cholesterol)

    The data on the Metabolic scores (total cholesterol) of the adolescents were collected using the Metabolic Follow-Up Table.These tables were completed by both groups before the first- and sixth- follow-ups between September 6 2013 and August 29 2014. The second outcome was to enable the total cholesterol values to be within the reasonable limits.

    Time frame: six month

  12. Metabolic measurement (Triglyceride)

    The data on the Metabolic scores (triglyceride) of the adolescents were collected using the Metabolic Follow-Up Table.These tables were completed by both groups before the first- and sixth- follow-ups between September 6 2013 and August 29 2014. The second outcome was to enable the triglyceride values to be within the reasonable limits.

    Time frame: six month

  13. the application of scale- Nutrition-Exercise Attitude Scale (NEAS)

    Healthy nutrition-exercise attitudes and behaviors were evaluated using the Nutrition-Exercise Attitude Scale (NEAS) that had been developed to determine the attitudes and behaviors of the adolescents.The NEAS scores ranged from 13 to 65. A high total score obtained in this scale indicated a positive nutrition-exercise attitude and a low total score indicated a negative attitude.These scales were completed in the sixth-month follow-up.

    Time frame: six month

  14. the application of scale - Nutrition-Exercise Behavior Scale (NEBS)

    Healthy nutrition-exercise attitudes and behaviors were evaluated using the Nutrition-Exercise Behavior Scale (NEBS) that had been developed to determine the attitudes and behaviors of the adolescents.The NEBS had the following sub-scales: psychological (dependent) eating behavior (11 to 55 points), healthy nutrition-exercise behavior (14 to 70 points), unhealthy nutrition-exercise behavior (14 to 70 points) and regular meal times (6 to 30 points). A high total score obtained in this scale indicated a positive nutrition-exercise behavior and a low total score indicated a negative behavior.These scales were completed in the sixth-month follow-up.

    Time frame: six month

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Study locations

1 site
  • Cumhuriyet University
    Sivas, 58140, Turkey
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Journal of Clinical Nursing

Supporting information: Analytic code

Time frame: Until 2018

Access criteria: For editorial review

Data sharing details ↗ · manuscriptcentral.com

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Sep 2013 to primary completion in Jan 2014, 4 months.

Of 539 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Pediatric Obesity, half reached primary completion within 25 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 45. This study's 4 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 541 studies reached it within 25 months; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 45.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Nov 14, 2017
First posted
Dec 6, 2017
StartActual
Sep 2, 2013
Primary completionActual
Jan 29, 2014
CompletionActual
Aug 29, 2014
Last update
Dec 6, 2017
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 6, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03364205
Responsible party
Nurcan AKGUL-GUNDOGDU (Assistant Professor, Cumhuriyet University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 6, 2017
Start date
Sep 2, 2013
Primary completion
Jan 29, 2014
Completion
Aug 29, 2014
Last update
Dec 6, 2017

Study contacts

Emine- Ümit SEVİG, 2
study director · TC Erciyes University
Nuran Güler, 3
study director · Cumhuriyet University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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