Comparison Study to Evaluate the Outcomes Among Children Participating in a Community Healthy Lifestyle Program
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Summary
This study aims to evaluate the outcomes of an existing clinical program that teaches families of children with overweight and obesity healthy lifestyle. The design will be unblinded, randomized, waitlist control.
Description
The participants will come from the cohort of patients who are referred to the Get Up \& Go program and decide to enroll. For this existing family healthy weight program, the child must be between 6 and 14 years of age at time of program start, with BMI by report of ≥ 85th percentile. The child must be able to participate in physical activity comparable to an elementary school PE class and must be able to function cognitively at or above the level of a 6 year old. The process for enrollment in this program begins with a standard referral that goes to the Get Up \& Go office at Children's Heal…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 6–14 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * BMI by report of ≥ 85th percentile * The child must be able to participate in physical activity comparable to an elementary school PE class and must be able to function cognitively at or above the level of a 6 year old Exclusion Criteria: * BMI by report of below the 85th percentile * Inability to participate in physical activity comparable to an elementary school PE class and must be able to function cognitively at or above the level of a 6 year old Parent will be invited but not required to be weighed and measured.
Interventions
- BehavioralGet Up & Go Healthy Lifestyle Program
This study evaluates an established pediatric healthy weight program, Get Up \& Go. There are 10 weekly sessions for child (ages 6-14 years) and parent. Each 90-minutes session includes an interactive lesson on some aspect of healthy living, a fun game or physical activity that involves both children and parents, a healthy snack, and a time for families to set a lifestyle change goal for the week and to review achievement of goals set the prior week. Virtual components bring the total content exposure to over 26 hours provided. Curriculum: Principles of healthy living Healthy eating basics Division of responsibility Nutrition 101 Bullying prevention Meal time Advertising and dining Grocery store tour Graduation
Location
- University of Texas Southwestern, Children's HealthDallas, Texas