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Treatment Interventions for Early Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review.
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Who cites it
41 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effect of obesity treatment interventions in preschool children aged 2-6 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Childhood Obesity Evidence Base Project: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of a New Taxonomy of Intervention Components to Improve Weight Status in Children 2-5 Years of Age, 2005-2019.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2020Pooled it
- Sleep and obesity among children: A systematic review of multiple sleep dimensions.Pediatric obesity · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of Exercise Intervention on Health-Related Physical Fitness and Blood Pressure in Preschool Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Pooled it
- Interventions for obesity among schoolchildren: A systematic review and meta-analyses.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- The Kids Obesity Prevention Program: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Serious Game for the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
- Effectiveness of a parental school-based intervention to improve young children's eating patterns: a pilot study.Public health nutrition · 2018Trial
- Clinic and Home-Based Behavioral Intervention for Obesity in Preschoolers: A Randomized Trial.The Journal of pediatrics · 2018Trial
- Barriers to Recruitment in Pediatric Obesity Trials: Comparing Opt-in and Opt-out Recruitment Approaches.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2017Trial
- Learning about Activity and Understanding Nutrition for Child Health (LAUNCH): Rationale, design, and implementation of a randomized clinical trial of a family-based pediatric weight management program for preschoolers.Contemporary clinical trials · 2017Trial
- A Preschool Obesity Treatment Clinical Trial: Reasons Primary Care Providers Declined Referrals.The Journal of pediatrics · 2016Trial
- Elementary School-Based Obesity Intervention Using an Educational Curriculum.Journal of primary care & community health · 2016Trial
- A Pilot Study of Parent Mentors for Early Childhood Obesity.Journal of obesity · 2016Trial
- Exploring the association between individual, family, and program characteristics and change in health outcomes 12 months after enrollment into the CANadian Pediatric Weight management Registry (CANPWR).International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Article
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- Fussy Eating Rescue, a mobile-web app for responsive feeding practises among parents of toddlers: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled feasibility trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
- Polymorphisms of Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated Gene in the Pathogenesis of Child and Adolescent Metabolic Syndrome.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Brazilian Immigrant Parents' Preferences for Content and Intervention Modalities for the Design of a Family-Based Intervention to Promote Their Preschool-Age Children's Healthful Energy Balance-Related Behaviors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Central American Parents' Preferences for Content and Modality for a Family-Centered Intervention to Promote Healthful Energy Balance-Related Behaviors of Their Preschool-Age Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Use of Photovoice to Explore Pediatric Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and their Parents' Perceptions of a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2022Article
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Abstract
contextWith 25% of preschool-age children in the United States being overweight or obese, effective interventions for these children would have significant public health implications. Randomized trials targeting this age group have been performed since the last systematic review.
objectiveTo systematically review the literature on treatment interventions for overweight or obesity in preschool-age children. DATA SOURCES: Medline (1948-July 2014), the Cochrane Central Registry (1991-July 2014), CINAHL (1990-July2014), and PAS abstracts (2000-2014). STUDY SELECTION: Inclusion criteria were children aged 0 to 6 in the study and adiposity as an outcome. Exclusions were having normal-weight children in the trial and not having a comparison group. DATA EXTRACTION: Data were extracted independently by 2 authors using a template.
resultsThe initial search yielded 1981 results, narrowed to 289 abstracts after initial review. Further analysis and cross-referencing led to the selection of 6 randomized controlled trials representing 1222 children. Two studies used systems changes and motivational interviewing and showed no significant effect on adiposity. Two studies used an intensive, multidisciplinary approach over 6 months and demonstrated significant decreases in adiposity. One study tested parental coaching and showed a significant reduction in adiposity at 6 months. One study used education on a dairy-rich diet and showed a possible effect on adiposity. LIMITATIONS: The study designs were too heterogeneous for meta-analysis; few ethnic minority subjects were included.
conclusionsMultidisciplinary, intensive interventions have some evidence of efficacy in reducing adiposity in preschool children.
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