Stay In Treatment for Pediatric Weight Management

Description

Attrition from pediatric weight management programs is unacceptably high, with dropout ranging from 27-73%. This project will utilize a model that predicts dropout from treatment, increasing its power and accuracy through a multi-site observational study. This will result in a powerful tool that will be used to decrease attrition from pediatric weight management, with the potential for widespread dissemination to improve treatment outcomes.

Conditions

Pediatric Obesity, Attrition, Family Research, Weight Loss

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Study overview

Attrition from pediatric weight management programs is unacceptably high, with dropout ranging from 27-73%. This project will utilize a model that predicts dropout from treatment, increasing its power and accuracy through a multi-site observational study. This will result in a powerful tool that will be used to decrease attrition from pediatric weight management, with the potential for widespread dissemination to improve treatment outcomes.

War of Attrition: Predicting Dropout From Pediatric Weight Management

Stay In Treatment for Pediatric Weight Management

Condition
Pediatric Obesity
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Kansas City

Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108

Winston-Salem

Brenner Children's Hospital, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Child is 7-18 years of age
  • * Participating child has been referred to one of the participating weight management programs, and the family (child-parent dyad) has chosen to participate in said program.
  • * Participating child is obese (BMI ≥95th percentile for age and sex).
  • * Participating child provides assent to participation in the research study.
  • * At least one parent/guardian consents to participate (and consent to child participation).
  • * Participating child cannot complete measures and study activities (non-verbal, significant developmental and behavioral challenges).
  • * Participating child has a chronic illness that impacts weight (i.e. cancer).
  • * Participating child with a genetic condition (i.e. Prader-Willi) that is associated with excessive weight.
  • * One member of the parent-child dyad refuses to participate in the study or does not wish to complete 6 months of treatment.
  • * One member of the parent-child dyad is unable to participate in 6 month follow-up data collection.

Ages Eligible for Study

7 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Wake Forest University Health Sciences,

Joseph A Skelton, MD, MS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Record Dates

2024-12