Clinical trial NCT03235440: Feasibility of the Camp Power Up Program on Children's Body Weight and Quality of Life
Official title: Examination of the Acceptance and Feasibility of Implementing the American Diabetes Association's Camp Power Up Program on Changes in Body Weight and Quality of Life Measures in Children
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Obesity, Childhood
Weight Change, Body
Quality of Life
Lead sponsor: Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: American Diabetes Association
name: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
name: American Council on Exercise
First posted: 2017-08-01
Enrollment: 27
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 6
Maximum age (years): 14
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: This study will evaluate the effects of a one week weight management summer camp on children's weight, quality of life, mood and feelings, self-esteem, weight management efficacy, enjoyment of physical activity, and body image.

Detailed description: Obesity affects 17% of children and adolescents in the U.S. Children are entrenched in an obesogenic environment, often with little support in the home, school, or medical environment to make healthy choices. Obesity is increasingly common in underserved communities that lack access and resources for physical activity and healthy eating. Louisiana is a prime example of the need for effective obesity treatment, ranking 1st nationally for adult obesity and 4th for adolescent obesity with the highest obesity prevalence among African American adolescents. We urgently need evidence-based programs to help children and families change lifestyle behaviors, achieve clinically significant weight loss, and thereby reduce the prevalence of pediatric obesity.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force identifies behavioral treatment including dietary, physical activity, and behavioral counseling components as a viable option for pediatric obesity treatment, yet a key challenge is how to implement these programs to maximize access and participation. Summer (between school years) represents an opportunity for intensive intervention to change health behaviors and help children to lose weight. During the summer months, children gain weight at a more rapid pace and spend more time engaged in sedentary behavior compared to the school year.

The American Diabetes Association launched Camp Power Up as a summer week-long day camp for youth who are obese and/or at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes. The camp will focus on wellness education, nutrition, physical activity, and obesity prevention. The purpose of the proposed study is to examine effects of Camp Power Up on children's weight status and their psycho-social health.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Aged 6 to 14 years
* Enrolled in the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Camp Power Up

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in Body Weight
timeFrame: 1 month
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Impact of Weight on Quality of Life (IWQOL): IWQOL-Kids
timeFrame: 5 Days
measure: Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory - PedsQL
timeFrame: First day and final day of camp (day 1 and day 5)
measure: Weight Efficacy Lifestyle Questionnaire (WEL)
timeFrame: First day and final day of camp (day 1 and day 5)
measure: Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES)
timeFrame: First day and final day of camp (day 1 and day 5)
measure: Body Image Assessment of Children (BIA-C):
timeFrame: First day and final day of camp (day 1 and day 5)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Baton Rouge
country: United States
facility: Pennington Biomedical Research Center
state: Louisiana
Study officials:
affiliation: Pennington Biomedical Research Center
name: Amanda E Staiano, Ph.D.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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