Education and Training
Wise Social Psychological Interventions to Improve Outcomes of Behavioral Weight Control in Children With Obesity
A 2-arm, parallel group, randomized controlled trial to evaluate overall differences in body mass index (BMI) trajectories over 6 months between 10-16-year-old children with obesity randomized to receive the wise social psychological interventions plus a usual care behavioral intervention for weight management compared to children randomized to receive additional education plus a usual care behavioral intervention.
Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.
Stanford Investigator(s):
Intervention(s):
- behavioral: Wise interventions -- values self-affirmation and growth mindset -- plus usual care behavioral treatment
- behavioral: Education plus usual care behavioral treatment
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- 10-16 year old children with obesity (BMI ≥ 95th percentile on the 2000 Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention BMI reference) on the date of randomization.
Participation in a behavioral weight control program. Standard behavioral weight
control program eligibility criteria will apply: Child and at least one
parent/guardian must agree to participate
Exclusion Criteria:
- Medical conditions affecting growth - diagnosed with a genetic or metabolic
disease/syndrome associated obesity, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes taking
medication, chronic gastrointestinal diseases, Chronic renal diseases, uncorrected
structural heart disease, heart failure, heart transplant, anorexia nervosa or bulimia
nervosa or binge eating disorder (present or past), AIDS or HIV infection, pregnancy
Medications affecting growth - systemic corticosteroids more than 2 weeks in the past year,
insulin, oral hypoglycemics, thyroid hormone, growth hormone
Conditions limiting participation in the interventions - e.g., unable to participate in
routine physical education classes at school, requiring oxygen supplementation for
exertion, developmental or physical disability preventing participation in interventions,
children or parents/guardians who cannot medically participate in mild dietary restrictions
and/or increased physical activity for any reason
Conditions limiting participation in the assessments - child or primary caregiver not able
to read surveys in English or Spanish, child two or more grade levels delayed in school for
reading and writing in his/her native language
Unable to read, understand or complete informed consent in English or Spanish
Ages Eligible for Study
10 Years - 16 Years
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Not currently accepting new patients for this trial
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Donna Matheson, PhD
650-724-5790
Not Recruiting