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Group Telehealth Weight Management Visits for Adolescents With Obesity

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Brenda Manzanarez

Research Sponsored by Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial tests an online program where teenagers with obesity join group sessions to learn about healthy eating, exercise, and mental health. The goal is to see if these virtual sessions are as effective as traditional in-person visits. Participants will also get individual coaching through phone or email to help them stay on track.

Eligible Conditions

Childhood obesity

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change in anthropometric and clinical data

Secondary study objectives

Attendance/Retention

Change in quality of life

Satisfaction with care

+1 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: TelehealthExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

This group will receive weight management treatment via 12 online group sessions, over 6 months. They will have Bluetooth-enabled scales that will allow them to transmit their weight data to the PI in between research visits. They will answer questionnaires and have research visits at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months.

Group II: EmpowerExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

This retrospective control group received standard in-clinic individualized weight management with a multi-disciplinary group of providers, via 6 monthly clinic visits, over 6 months.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Telehealth group sessions

2018

N/A

~40

Empower clinic

2018

N/A

~40