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Interventions for treating obesity in children

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Title
Interventions for treating obesity in children
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Cochrane database of systematic reviews, July 2003
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd001872
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Summerbell, CD, Ashton, V, Campbell, KJ, Edmunds, L, Kelly, S, Waters, E, Summerbell, C D, Campbell, K J

Abstract

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing in child populations throughout the world. Obesity in children has significant short and long term health consequences. To assess the effects of a range of lifestyle interventions designed to treat obesity in childhood. We searched CCTR, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsychLIT, Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index. Each database was searched from 1985 to July 2001. We also contacted experts in child obesity treatment. We selected randomised controlled trials of lifestyle interventions for treating obesity in children with a minimum of six months duration. Examples of lifestyle interventions include dietary, physical activity and/or behavioural therapy interventions, with or without the support of associated family members. Interventions from any setting and delivered by any professional were considered. However, interventions that specifically dealt with the treatment of eating disorders were excluded. Two of our research team independently assessed trial quality and extracted data. Authors of the included studies were contacted for additional information where this was appropriate. We included 18 randomised controlled trials with 975 participants. Many studies were run from a specialist obesity clinic within a hospital setting. Five studies (n=245 participants) investigated changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Two studies (n=107 participants) compared problem-solving with usual care or behavioural therapy. Nine studies (n=399 participants) compared behavioural therapy at varying degrees of family involvement with no treatment or usual care or mastery criteria and contingent reinforcement. Two studies (n=224 participants) compared cognitive behavioural therapy with relaxation.Most of the studies included in this review were too small to have the power to detect the effects of the treatment. We did not conduct a meta-analysis since so few of the trials included the same comparisons and outcomes. Therefore, we synthesised the results in a narrative format. Although 18 research studies were found, most of these were very small studies drawn from homogenous, motivated groups in hospital settings and so generalisable evidence from them is limited. In conclusion, there is a limited amount of quality data on the components of programs to treat childhood obesity that favour one program over another. Further research that considers psychosocial determinants for behaviour change, strategies to improve clinician-family interaction, and cost-effective programs for primary and community care is required. We conclude that no direct conclusions can be drawn from this review with confidence.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 3 1%
United Kingdom 2 <1%
Portugal 1 <1%
Nepal 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Unknown 220 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 59 26%
Student > Ph. D. Student 31 14%
Student > Bachelor 25 11%
Researcher 23 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 17 7%
Other 38 17%
Unknown 36 16%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 69 30%
Psychology 27 12%
Nursing and Health Professions 22 10%
Sports and Recreations 18 8%
Social Sciences 16 7%
Other 33 14%
Unknown 44 19%
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