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A group intervention for parents and children achieved greater weight loss in obese children than routine care

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.11.2.43

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    M O Korppi

    Dr M O Korppi, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland; matti.korppi@uti.fi

    QUESTION

    Is a group intervention for parents and children more effective than routine care for weight loss in obese school-age children?

    METHODS

    Design:

    randomised controlled trial.

    Allocation:

    concealed.

    Blinding:

    unblinded.

    Follow-up period:

    6 months after the end of the intervention.

    Setting:

    schools and a university hospital paediatric outpatient clinic in Kuopio and area, Finland.

    Patients:

    families with an obese child 7–9 years of age (mean age 8 y, 60% girls) who attended school and had weight-for-height 120–200% (mean 142%, population mean 100%). Exclusion criteria included obesity because of disease or medication, movement disorder, mental disorder in child or parent, and family member participation in another weight management …

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    • Source of funding: Scientific Foundation of Finnish Association of Academic Agronomists, Finnish Cultural Foundation of Northern Savo, Juho Vainio Foundation, Ministry of Social Affairs, and Health and Social Insurance Institution.