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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 12 February 2013
Main ID:  ISRCTN30238779
Date of registration: 06/10/2004
Primary sponsor: UK Department of Health
Public title: Improving health outcomes in obese children: a randomised controlled trial of the MEND programme MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition and Diet)
Scientific title:
Date of first enrolment: Apr 1 2005
Target sample size: 100
Recruitment status: Completed/Not recruiting
URL:  http://isrctn.org/ISRCTN30238779
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised controlled trial  
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Contacts
Name: Paul  Sacher
Address:  MRC Childhood Nutrition Research Centre Institute of Child Health 30 Guilford Street WC1N 1EH London United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7905 2258
Email: p.sacher@ich.ucl.ac.uk
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 28/06/2007:
Obese 8 - 12 year old children and their families.

Previous inclusion criteria:
Obese 8 - 11 year old children and their families.

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Childhood Obesity
Intervention(s)
Please note that this trial has concluded; the official end date of this trial was 13th January 2007. The previous end date for this trial was 30/04/2008.

Interventions:
Childhood obesity treatment programme combining nutrition education, behavioural modification and physical activity.
Primary Outcome(s)
Waist circumference
Secondary Outcome(s)
Body composition, weight, height, Body Mass Index (BMI), self- esteem, family functioning, child mental health, cardiovascular fitness and dietary intake and composition.
Secondary ID(s)
N&AHP/02/RDA/033
Source(s) of Monetary Support
1. Department of Health (UK) (ref: N&AHP/02/RDA/033) 2. Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd (UK)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
N/A
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