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SynthesisPediatrics2013

Systematic review of community-based childhood obesity prevention studies.

Sara N Bleich, Jodi Segal, Yang Wu, Renee Wilson, Youfa Wang

Registry-linked trialOpen access · bronzeAbstract readSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Pediatrics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05041855 (Family Inclusive Childhood Obesity Treatment Designed for Low Income and Hispanic Families), which is not on this map. Cited by 122 papers, 16 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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122citing papers in PubMed, 16 pooled it
32.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05041855 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Family Inclusive Childhood Obesity Treatment Designed for Low Income and Hispanic Families

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Colorado, DenverRan2021 to 2026Enrolled554ConditionsPediatric Obesity, Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, Minority HealthArmsThe Healthy Living Program/La Vida Saludable, Recommended Treatment of Obesity in Primary Care
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

122 citing papers in PubMed, 16 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 271 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Umbrella review of systematic reviews to inform the development and translation of community-based childhood obesity prevention interventions.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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  5. A systematic review of economic evidence for community-based obesity prevention interventions in children.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2023
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  12. Pediatric Obesity-Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2017 · on this map
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  20. Reducing Obesogenic Eating Behaviors in Hispanic Children through a Family-Based, Culturally-Tailored RCT:International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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62 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sara N BleichDepartment of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. sbleich@jhsph.edu
Jodi Segal
Yang Wu
Renee Wilson
Youfa Wang
Johns Hopkins University · USJohns Hopkins Medicine · US

Funding

JHU-UMD Diabetes Research CenterP30DK079637 · NIDDK · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI WONDISFORD, FREDRIC E. · 2013 to 2017
$9.7M
Racial Disparities in Physician Practice Patterns and Self-Management of ObesityK01HL096409 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI BLEICH, SARA NAOMI · 2009 to 2013
$699k
NHLBI NIH HHS 1K01HL096409NHLBI NIH HHS K01 HL096409NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK079637
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study systematically reviewed community-based childhood obesity prevention programs in the United States and high-income countries.

methodsWe searched Medline, Embase, PsychInfo, CINAHL, clinicaltrials.gov, and the Cochrane Library for relevant English-language studies. Studies were eligible if the intervention was primarily implemented in the community setting; had at least 1 year of follow-up after baseline; and compared results from an intervention to a comparison group. Two independent reviewers conducted title scans and abstract reviews and reviewed the full articles to assess eligibility. Each article received a double review for data abstraction. The second reviewer confirmed the first reviewer's data abstraction for completeness and accuracy.

resultsNine community-based studies were included; 5 randomized controlled trials and 4 non-randomized controlled trials. One study was conducted only in the community setting, 3 were conducted in the community and school setting, and 5 were conducted in the community setting in combination with at least 1 other setting such as the home. Desirable changes in BMI or BMI z-score were found in 4 of the 9 studies. Two studies reported significant improvements in behavioral outcomes (1 in physical activity and 1 in vegetable intake).

conclusionsThe strength of evidence is moderate that a combined diet and physical activity intervention conducted in the community with a school component is more effective at preventing obesity or overweight. More research and consistent methods are needed to understand the comparative effectiveness of childhood obesity prevention programs in the community setting.

Indexed as

Community Health ServicesAdolescentBehavior TherapyChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesDeveloped CountriesDiet, ReducingFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansMaleMotor ActivityObesityOverweightRandomized Controlled Trials as Topicchildhood obesitycommunity-basedprevention

Identifiers

PMID23753099
PMCPMC3691541
OpenAlexW2135506094

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