Parenting Intervention for Pediatric Obesity



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Obesity Weight Loss
Therapuetic Areas:Endocrinology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - 100
Updated:3/15/2019
Start Date:March 11, 2019
End Date:August 2020
Contact:Thao-Ly T Phan, MD, MPH
Email:tphan@nemours.org
Phone:302-651-4730

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria

Integrating Parenting Interventions Into Pediatric Obesity Care

The purpose of this study is to see if educational videos about how to help children develop
healthy behaviors, paired with treatment in a pediatric obesity clinic, can increase
caregiver confidence and improve child behaviors and weight. Caregivers of children between
the ages of 4 and 11 years old who are new patients to a pediatric obesity clinic will be
invited to take part in the study. All families will receive the standard treatment provided
in the pediatric obesity clinic. Half of the caregivers will be assigned to also watch a few
educational videos every month for 3 months in between clinic visits.


Inclusion Criteria:

- Legal guardian of a new patient to the Nemours pediatric obesity clinic

- Child with body mass index (BMI) greater than the 95th percentile for age and sex

- Child 4-11 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

- Not proficient in English or Spanish

- Not able to access the internet on any type of device

- Child has a genetic syndrome or primary endocrine disorder associated with obesity

- Child is taking a medication known to impact weight
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Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, Delaware 19803
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