This study evaluates if usual physical care visits to an outpatient pediatric clinic can be replaced with more frequent and shorter Telephone coaching Contacts during 18 months.
In this randomized controlled study, patients at age 5 to 14 and enrolled in obesity treatment, were randomized to either usual care according to regular routine or to telephone consultation.The randomization was done at the start of individual treatment and lasted for 18 months. We also studied working time required for the Health care, and the families' experience of the Telephone coaching.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
37
Randomized controlled study of two types of delivering behavioral treatment to Children suffering from obesity.
Randomized controlled study of two types of delivering behavioral treatment to Children suffering from obesity.
Change in BMI Standard Deviation Score (units)
BMI Standard Deviation Score units using the Swedish reference by Karlberg et al 2001.
Time frame: From start of treatment, during intervention and follow-up. In total mean 3,7 years
Working time required for the Health care personnel
Mean time for each group measured in minutes
Time frame: During the intervention 18 months
Families experience of the treatment
Experience for both the Telephone consultation and usual care by not validated anonymous questionnaires constructed by the researchers in this project
Time frame: During the intervention 18 months
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