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Pediatric Quality of Life Among Population With BMI Greater Than or Equal to 85%: Impact of a Behavioral Intervention Program
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Behavioral nutrition and exercise program for Pediatric Obesity. Completed, enrolled 76 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
We are currently experiencing an epidemic of obesity in the Pediatric Population. This epidemic affects many areas including quality of life. We have been conducting a nutrition and exercise program since 2003. We have noticed that many of the participants seem to have a better quality of life after finishing the one year program compared to when they started. We would like to objectively quantify this improvement using a validated questionnaire at the beginning and at the end of the study. Questionnaires will be given to participants and to their caretakers at the same time. There will be two groups in the study: one intervention (minimum attendance of 4 sessions) and one control group.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The intervention consists of a behavioral nutrition and exercise program. Meetings occur monthly on a Saturday afternoon and last 4 hours. During this time we cover: 1)registration: monitoring of sedentary activities and liquid choices, motivational interviewing, exercise testing;2)exercise: includes strength training; 3) educational lectures; 4) didactic games and projects.