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The child health and sports center, at the Meir Medical Center, runs for over 10 years an intervention program to treat obese children. The program includes physical activity, nutritional intervention and behavioral treatment. A similar program exists in the nearby city of Hadera. The aim of the programs is to promote weight loss, encourage physical activity and modify behavior in order to get long term results. The aim of the present study is to try and identify the demographic and behavioral characteristics of children who succeed in the program.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention program | Active Comparator | 6 months intervention program to lose weight in obese children. Behavioral, emotional, physical, familial and demographic questioners will be fulfilled at the beginning and at the end of the program. |
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| Untreated obese children | No Intervention | Behavioral, emotional, physical, familial and demographic questioners will be fulfilled twice in a 6 month program. | |
| Normal weight children | No Intervention | Behavioral, emotional, physical, familial and demographic questioners will fulfill twice in the 6 month period. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention program for obese children | Other | The program includes physical activity, nutrition intervention and behavioral treatment and lasts for 6 months. The aim of the program is to promote weight loss and physical activity and to promote future healthy lifestyle. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics of the children who succeed in the program | We will use behavioral, emotional, physical, familial and demographic questionnaires to characterize the children taking part in the programs. The questionnaires: self-efficacy, motivation, depression, parenting style, demographic, environmental.Anthropometric and fitness measurements are performed on a monthly basis . | 6 Months |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Nemet, MD | Meir Medical Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meir Medical Center | Kfar Saba | Israel |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D063766 | Pediatric Obesity |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009765 | Obesity |
| D050177 | Overweight |
| D044343 | Overnutrition |
| D009748 | Nutrition Disorders |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D015444 | Exercise |
| D009752 | Nutritional Status |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D009068 | Movement |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |
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| D009750 |
| Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D001835 | Body Weight |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D009747 | Nutritional Physiological Phenomena |
| D000066888 | Diet, Food, and Nutrition |
| D010829 | Physiological Phenomena |
| D006304 | Health Status |
| D003710 | Demography |
| D011154 | Population Characteristics |