Trial reportBMC pediatrics2011
Short-term outcomes of community-based adolescent weight management: The Loozit® Study.
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- Pooled it
- Effect of weight loss on blood pressure changes in overweight patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2023Pooled it
- The effectiveness of pediatric obesity prevention policies: a comprehensive systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials.Journal of translational medicine · 2020Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Digital Interventions for Improving the Diet and Physical Activity Behaviors of Adolescents.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Diet, physical activity and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obese adolescents aged 12 to 17 years.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Moving Focus from Weight to Health. What Are the Components Used in Interventions to Improve Cardiovascular Health in Children?PloS one · 2015Pooled it
- Trial
- Go Girls!-Dance-Based Fitness to Increase Enjoyment of Exercise in Girls at Risk for PCOS.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- A Review of Primary Care-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment Interventions.Current obesity reports · 2015Review
- Tackling overweight and obesity: does the public health message match the science?BMC medicine · 2013Review
- Beyond Screen Time: Assessing Recreational Sedentary Behavior among Adolescent Girls.Journal of obesity · 2012Article
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10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe Loozit(®) Study is a randomised controlled trial investigating extended support in a 24 month community-based weight management program for overweight to moderately obese, but otherwise healthy, 13 to 16 year olds.
methodsThis pre-post study examines the two month outcomes of the initial Loozit(®) group intervention received by both study arms. Adolescents (n = 151; 48% male) and their parents separately attended seven weekly group sessions focused on lifestyle modification. At baseline and two months, adolescents' anthropometry, blood pressure, and fasted blood sample were assessed. Primary outcomes were two month changes in body mass index (BMI) z-score and waist-to-height-ratio (WHtR). Secondary outcomes included changes in metabolic profile, self-reported dietary intake/patterns, physical and sedentary activities, psychological characteristics and social status. Changes in outcome measures were assessed using paired samples t-tests for continuous variables or McNemar's test for dichotomous categorical variables.
resultsOf the 151 adolescents who enrolled, 130 (86%) completed the two month program. Among these 130 adolescents (47% male), there was a statistically significant (P < 0.01) reduction in mean [95% CI] BMI (0.27 kg/m2 [0.41, 0.13]), BMI z-score (0.05 [0.06, 0.03]), WHtR (0.02 [0.03, 0.01]), total cholesterol (0.14 mmol/L [0.24, 0.05]) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (0.12 mmol/L [0.21, 0.04]). There were improvements in all psychological measures, the majority of the dietary intake measures, and some physical activities (P < 0.05). Time spent watching TV and participating in non-screen sedentary activities decreased (P < 0.05).
conclusionsThe Loozit(®) program may be a promising option for stabilizing overweight and improving various metabolic factors, psychological functioning and lifestyle behaviors in overweight adolescents in a community setting.
trial registrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials RegistryACTRNO12606000175572.
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