Trial reportThe Journal of pediatrics2018
Clinic and Home-Based Behavioral Intervention for Obesity in Preschoolers: A Randomized Trial.
Trial report in The Journal of pediatrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01546727 (Clinic and Home Family Based Behavioral Treatment for Obese Preschoolers), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Clinic and Home Family Based Behavioral Treatment for Obese Preschoolers
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- 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
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- 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
- Home-Delivered Pediatric Weight Management for Low-Income Families: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Pediatrics · 2025Trial
- A long-term follow-up of treatment for young children with obesity: a randomized controlled trial.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2023Trial
- Managing Obesity in Young Children: A Multiple Methods Study Assessing Feasibility, Acceptability, and Implementation of a Multicomponent, Family-Based Intervention.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2022Trial
- A Parent Treatment Program for Preschoolers With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Pediatrics · 2019Trial
- Metabolic Risk Factors Are Associated With Weight Status Change Over Four Years in Children Aged 4-6 Years With Obesity.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2026Article
- The Effects of Physical Activity Together With Nutrition Programs in Educational Settings on Obesity and Overweight Reduction in Preschool Children: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2026Review
- Evaluation of Family-Based Interventions as a Therapeutic Tool in the Modulation of Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Metabolic complications of obesity in children and adolescents.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2024Article
- Evidence Base Update on Behavioral Treatments for Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 · 2023Review
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- Results of a referral-based weight management program targeted toward children aged 2 to 6 years with obesity or severe obesity.BMC pediatrics · 2019Observational
- Sleep duration and bedtime in preschool-age children with obesity: Relation to BMI and diet following a weight management intervention.Pediatric obesity · 2019Article
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- Changes in diet quality and home food environment in preschool children following weight management.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Article
- Identifying behavioral phenotypes for childhood obesity.Appetite · 2018Review
- Moderating Effects of Components of Resilience on Obesity Across Income Strata in the National Survey of Children's Health.Academic pediatricsArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo test the hypotheses that an innovative skills-based behavioral family clinic and home-based intervention (LAUNCH) would reduce body mass index z score (BMIz) compared with motivational interviewing and to standard care in preschool-aged children with obesity. STUDY
designRandomized controlled trial with children between the ages of 2 and 5 years above the 95
resultsA total of 151 of the 167 children randomized met intent-to-treat criteria and 92% completed the study. Children were 76% White and 57% female, with an average age of 55 months and BMI percentile of 98.57, with no demographic differences between the groups. LAUNCH participants demonstrated a significantly greater decrease in BMIz (mean = -0.32, SD = ±0.33) compared with motivational interviewing (mean = -0.05, SD = ±0.27), P < .001, ω
conclusionsIn preschool-age children, an intensive 6-month behavioral skills-based intervention is necessary to reduce obesity.
trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT01546727.
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