At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓Adolescent age 12 to 16 years
- ✓Adolescent BMI ≥85th percentile for age and gender per CDC Growth Charts
- ✓Adolescent must reside with primary participating parent
- ✓Parent age ≥18 years
- ✕Adolescent or parent: non-English speaking
- ✕Adolescent or parent: medical condition associated with unintentional weight change
- ✕Adolescent: diabetes mellitus
- ✕Adolescent or parent: oral glucocorticoids, atypical antipsychotics, weight loss medications, or investigational medication within 3 months
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The Role of Parents in Adolescent Obesity Treatment: Randomized Control Trial of TEENS+
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating TEENS+Parents as Coaches and TEENS+Parent Weight Loss for Pediatric Obesity. Completed, enrolled 418 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
A randomized control trial to compare the efficacy of two distinct parent treatments on weight loss maintenance for adolescents with obesity participating in a lifestyle intervention including nutrition education, exercise and behavioral support. Funding support from NIH via 1R01HD095910
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Parents as Coaches teaches parenting strategies to facilitate healthy weight loss in adolescent children; adolescents are in a group based behavioral weight management treatment.
Parent Weight loss teaches core behavioral weight loss strategies and techniques for parent weight loss; adolescents are in a group based behavioral weight management treatment.