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This study is designed to study the effect of a family based mindfulness training program with special focus on diet and nutrition on weight and cardiovascular risk markers in obese adolescents.
40 obese adolescents would be randomized into either a mindfulness based behavioral modification program or standard dietary counseling. At least one parent would be expected to attend the counseling sessions. Patients would be followed for a period of 6 months. Anthropometric parameters, questionaiires relating to quality of life and blood tests would be drawn at baseline and and at 6 months.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindful Eating | Experimental | Subjects and at least one of their parents will receive mindful eating based behavioral modification program |
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| Standard Dietary Couseling | Active Comparator | Subjects and their parents will receive standard nutritional counseling provided by a registered dietician |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mindful Eating | Behavioral | Subjects and their parents will receive mindful eating based behavioral modification program over multiple sessions |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Body Mass Index | Body Mass Index would be calculated at baseline, at 3 months and at 6 months | Baseline and 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life | Well validated questionnaires of quality of life would be assessed at baseline, at 3 months and at 6 months. | Baseline and 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Fasting glucose | 6 months |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Seema Kumar, MD | Mayo Clinic | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Mayo Clinic in Rochester | Rochester | Minnesota | 55905 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D063766 | Pediatric Obesity |
| D009765 | Obesity |
| ID | Term |
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| D050177 | Overweight |
| D044343 | Overnutrition |
| D009748 | Nutrition Disorders |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
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| Standard dietary counselling | Behavioral |
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| D001835 |
| Body Weight |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |