Trial of the MEND Childhood Obesity Treatment Program

• Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
• Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
• Main ID: NCT00974116
• Date of registration: 07/09/2009
• Primary sponsor: Institute of Child Health
• Public title: Trial of the MEND Childhood Obesity Treatment Program MEND
• Scientific title: MEND Childhood Obesity Treatment Programme: An RCT to Improve Body Composition and Cardiovascular Health in Overweight and Obese Children.
• Date of first enrolment: January 2010
• Target sample size: 300
• Recruitment status: Not yet recruiting
• URL: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00974116
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Contacts

• Name: Sally Barber, PhD

• Name: Prof Atul Singhal
• Affiliation: Institute of Child Health

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Children enrolled in the MEND Programme who are yet to be given a start date for the
programme.

- Aged between 7-13 years old.

- Overweight or obese as defined by a BMI which falls above the 91st centile on the
boys/girls BMI chart UK cross-sectional reference data:1997/1).

- Clinically well with no known chronic illness.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Age less than 7 years or older than 13.

- Known chronic illness.



Age minimum: 7 Years
Age maximum: 13 Years
Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Obesity

Intervention(s)

Behavioral: Control Group

Behavioral: MEND Childhood Obesity Program

Primary Outcome(s)

Body Mass Index z-score [Time Frame: 6 months]

Secondary Outcome(s)

Body fat, waist circumference, blood pressure, arterial stiffness, heart rate control, fitness, physical activity and sedentary behaviour status, self esteem and health related quality of life. [Time Frame: 6 months]

Secondary ID(s)

08NT07

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors