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Self-Weighing for Adolescents Seeking Obesity Treatment
99 patients age 12 to \<18 years old with obesity (BMI \>/=95th percentile), will be randomized to one of three treatment interventions: 1. Usual Care 2. Usual Care plus advice to weigh daily on simple scale 3. Usual Care plus advice to weigh-daily on an EHR-connected scale Survey data collected at baseline, 2, 4, 6, and 12-weeks, and qualitative interviews at 12 weeks, will assess acceptability, safety, self-efficacy, and BMI. Recruitment will also be assessed (% eligible patients who consent). In order to understand real-world feasibility of this intervention, the clinic staff will work with patients to connect the scales to Epic.
Conditions:
🦠 Adolescent Obesity
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 15 September 2023
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 15 December 2024
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 15 March 2025
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 99
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

  • Inclusion Criteria for Adolescent:
  • * Ages 12 to \< 18 years
  • * Body mass index (BMI) \>/= 95th percentile
  • Exclusion Criteria for Adolescent:
  • * Score over 20 on the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26)
  • * Any unhealthy weight control behaviors
  • * Severe anxiety or depression
  • * Participation in another Pediatric Weight Management Clinic study
  • * Developmental delay
  • * Significant co-morbidity that might cause weight fluctuations in weight
  • * Current participation in a weight loss research study
  • Inclusion Criteria for Parent:
  • * Parent or legal guardian of the child participant
  • * Parent aged \> 18 years
Ages Eligible for Study: 12 Years to 17 Years (CHILD)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 30 March 2021
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 5 April 2021
  • First Posted 8 April 2021

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 8 November 2023
  • Last Update Posted 9 November 2023
  • Last Verified November 2023
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