Trial reportJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2014
Predictors of child weight loss and maintenance among family-based treatment completers.
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- A systematic mapping review of individual participant factors related to eating disorder risk collected in behavioural weight management trials.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Pooled it
- The effectiveness of group-based, parent-only weight management interventions for children and the factors associated with outcomes: a systematic review.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024Pooled 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
- Guided Self-Help vs Group Treatment for Children With Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Pediatrics · 2025Trial
- Parent and child dietary changes in a 6-month mobile-delivered weight loss intervention with tailored messaging for parents.Frontiers in public health · 2022Trial
- Examining the interdependence of parent-child dyads: Effects on weight loss and maintenance.Pediatric obesity · 2021Trial
- Weight-related quality of life and temperament as predictors and moderators of outcomes among treatment-seeking, low-income, ethnically diverse children with obesity.Translational behavioral medicine · 2020Trial
- Impact of Age and Race on Outcomes of a Program to Prevent Excess Weight Gain and Disordered Eating in Adolescent Girls.Nutrients · 2017Trial
- Culturally-grounded diabetes prevention program for obese Latino youth: Rationale, design, and methods.Contemporary clinical trials · 2017Trial
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- Among Multiple Mental Health Symptoms, Only Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Problems Predict Poorer BMI Outcomes in Family-Based Behavioural Treatment for Youth With Severe Obesity.Pediatric obesity · 2026Article
- A pragmatic trial of a family-centered approach to childhood obesity treatment: Rationale and study design.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
- Dyslipidemia in youth: Epidemiology, pathophysiology, screening, management, and treatment: A review of the literature.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Review
- Age, income and sleep duration were associated with outcomes in children participating in weight management.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2022Article
- Relation of social network support to child health behaviors among children in treatment for overweight/obesity.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Article
- Parents' Reports of Children's Physical and Sedentary Behavior Engagement among Parents in Weight Management.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Predictive Value of Adipokines and Metabolic Risk Factors for Dropouts and Treatment Outcomes in Children With Obesity Treated in a Pediatric Rehabilitation Center.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Weight outcomes in children with developmental disabilities from a multidisciplinary clinic.Research in developmental disabilities · 2021Article
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- Child neurobiology impacts success in family-based behavioral treatment for children with obesity.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine general and treatment-specific predictors of children's weight outcomes during a pediatric weight management trial.
methodOne hundred fifty overweight children-69.3% female; M body mass index (BMI) z score (z-BMI) = 2.21 ± 0.30-completed family-based behavioral weight loss treatment (FBT), followed by randomization to social facilitation maintenance (SFM) treatment addressing social support and body image; behavioral skills maintenance treatment (BSM), which extended FBT skills to maintenance; or a control condition with no maintenance treatment. Regression and mixed-effects repeated-measures analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) examined child and parent anthropometric, demographic, and psychosocial variables in predicting relative weight outcomes over short- and long-term follow-ups.
resultsAmong FBT completers, lower child baseline z-BMI and age, and greater parent BMI reductions during FBT and baseline self-efficacy, predicted better child relative weight loss following FBT, F(6, 137) = 7.77, p < .001. Higher child-reported post-FBT eating pathology predicted greater relative weight loss in SFM than BSM or control from post-FBT to 2-year follow-up, F(4,255.88) = 3.48, p = .009, whereas higher parent-reported post-FBT social support predicted greater relative weight loss in BSM than control, F(2,141.65) = 3.28, p = .04. Lower parent-reported post-FBT behavioral problems predicted greater relative weight loss in SFM and BSM versus control, F(2,147.84) = 7.37, p < .001; higher problems predicted equivalent outcome across treatments.
conclusionSFM may improve weight outcomes for FBT completers with initially higher eating pathology, whereas extending FBT skills may be effective for those with higher familial support. These results suggest that certain pretreatment variables moderate the effectiveness of different pediatric weight control interventions. Further understanding these findings may help optimally match families to treatments.
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