Trial reportPediatrics2012
A primary care-based, multicomponent lifestyle intervention for overweight adolescent females.
Trial report in Pediatrics, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06067451 (Impact of SMART GOAL Setting Protocol on Body Weight and Metabolic Parameters in Children and Adolescents With Prediabetes; a Randomized Clinical Trial.), which is not on this map. Cited by 56 papers, 19 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Impact of SMART GOAL Setting Protocol on Body Weight and Metabolic Parameters in Children and Adolescents With Prediabetes; a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Who cites it
56 citing papers in PubMed, 19 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 105 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Behavioral Interventions for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children That Are Delivered or Referred to by Health Providers in Primary Care.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of exercise on multiple health outcomes in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity: a meta-analysis of 176 randomized controlled trials and its implications for global obesity prevention.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Pooled it
- Does physical activity really improve anxiety and depression in overweight or obese children and adolescents? A systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
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- EASO and EFAD Position Statement on Medical Nutrition Therapy for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents.Obesity facts · 2023Pooled it
- Improving Obesogenic Dietary Behaviors among Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Do Healthy Dietary Interventions Improve Pediatric Depressive Symptoms? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2021Pooled it
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- Layperson-Led vs Professional-Led Behavioral Interventions for Weight Loss in Pediatric Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2020Pooled it
- A developmental cascade perspective of paediatric obesity: A systematic review of preventive interventions from infancy through late adolescence.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2020Pooled it
- Treatment of obesity, with a dietary component, and eating disorder risk in children and adolescents: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2019Pooled 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
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- Weight loss interventions for overweight and obese adolescents: a systematic review.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2017Pooled it
- Multicomponent Lifestyle Interventions for Treating Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.Journal of obesity · 2017Pooled it
- Efficacy of Exercise Intervention for Weight Loss in Overweight and Obese Adolescents: Meta-Analysis and Implications.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2016Pooled it
- Effect of multidisciplinary interventions on quality of life in obese children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2015Pooled it
- Characteristics of randomized controlled trials of yoga: a bibliometric analysis.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2014Pooled it
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- The effect of a comprehensive intervention on anthropometric indices, dietary intake, and physical activity of adolescent boys with overweight.BMC pediatrics · 2025Trial
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveMost clinic-based weight control treatments for youth have been designed for preadolescent children by using family-based care. However, as adolescents become more autonomous and less motivated by parental influence, this strategy may be less appropriate. This study evaluated a primary care-based, multicomponent lifestyle intervention specifically tailored for overweight adolescent females.
methodsAdolescent girls (N = 208) 12 to 17 years of age (mean ± SD: 14.1 ± 1.4 years), with a mean ± SD BMI percentile of 97.09 ± 2.27, were assigned randomly to the intervention or usual care control group. The gender and developmentally tailored intervention included a focus on adoptable healthy lifestyle behaviors and was reinforced by ongoing feedback from the teen's primary care physician. Of those randomized, 195 (94%) completed the 6-month posttreatment assessment, and 173 (83%) completed the 12-month follow-up. The primary outcome was reduction in BMI z score.
resultsThe decrease in BMI z score over time was significantly greater for intervention participants compared with usual care participants (-0.15 in BMI z score among intervention participants compared with -0.08 among usual care participants; P = .012). The 2 groups did not differ in secondary metabolic or psychosocial outcomes. Compared with usual care, intervention participants reported less reduction in frequency of family meals and less fast-food intake.
conclusionsA 5-month, medium-intensity, primary care-based, multicomponent behavioral intervention was associated with significant and sustained decreases in BMI z scores among obese adolescent girls compared with those receiving usual care.
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