Your COACH Next Door Study

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Your COACH Next Door (YCND) is a lifestyle intervention connecting children with overweight and their families with a coach close to home. This study goal is to examine the effects of YCND for children and their families, (on their health, quality of life), and a process evaluation (process of the lifestyle intervention, and satisfaction for children, families and healthcare givers)

Detailed Description
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Childhood overweight and obesity in an increasing problem worldwide. Among other, childhood obesity is associated with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, NAFLD and decreased quality of life. In 2016 the lifestyle intervention Your COACH Next Door (YCND) was founded in Maastricht, The Netherlands, as a tailored, network approach for children with overweight and obesity. YCND is following the example of COACH, the tailored lifestyleintervention for childhood obesity of the expertise centre of the MUMC+ hospital. YCND is connecting children with overweight and their families with a coach close to home. This study goal is to examine the effects of YCND for children and their families, (on their health, quality of life), and a process evaluation (process of the lifestyle intervention, and satisfaction for children, families and healthcare givers)

Official Title
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Your COACH Next Door Study. Dutch Title: Your COACH Next Door Studie.

Conditions
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Childhood Obesity

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Your COACH Next Door


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Participant of the YCND lifestyle intervention. Having overweight or obesity Younger than 18 years at inclusion Exclusion Criteria: No exclusion criteria

Ages Eligible for Study
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Maximum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Children with overweight or obesity following the lifestyle intervention YCND<br>Children with overweight or obesity that are participant of the lifestyle intervention YCND | Other: Your COACH Next Door<br>* Children in the study are attending the lifestyle intervention Your COACH Next Door. A coach is supporting the child and it's family to reach their goals regarding lifestyle.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | Weight measured as change in BMI z-score | Every consult, primary outcome at 1 year, 2 years and 3 years of intervention. | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Presence of comorbidities | Presence of comorbidities measured in questionnaires, in which families and healthcare professionals can indicate if the child suffers from comorbidities (insulin resistance, DM II, hypertension, NAFLD, cardiovascular diseases) occur in the child. | Measured at baseline and yearly until 3 years after start of intervention. | 
| QOL (quality of life) | Quality of life as measured with a validated questionaire | Measured at baseline and yearly until 3 years after start of intervention. | 
| Healthy eating pattern | Healthy eating pattern of the child as measured with a questionnaire (combination of Dutch Guidelines for healthy eating for children), to determ if the child is eating healthier or less healthy after start of the intervention. | Measured at baseline and yearly until 3 years after start of intervention. | 
| Physical activity behaviour | Physical activity behaviour of the child as measured with a validated questionnaire for children. | Measured at baseline and yearly until 3 years after start of intervention. | 
| Patient satisfaction | Patient satisfaction regarding the YCND-program measured with a combination of a questionnaire and an interview. | Measured at baseline and yearly until 3 years after start of intervention. | 
| Healthcare giver satisfaction | Healthcare giver satisfaction regarding the YCND-program measured with a questionnaire and an interview. | Measured at baseline and yearly until 3 years after start of intervention. | 
| Process evalution | Process evalution, primarily measured as consultations visited by the child | Measured at baseline and yearly until 3 years after start of intervention. |