SynthesisPediatrics2020
Parent Involvement in Adolescent Obesity Treatment: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in Pediatrics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05675020 (Promote Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors for Adolescents With Mental Health Conditions), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Promote Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors for Adolescents With Mental Health Conditions
Who cites it
29 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Health Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Overweight or Obesity Exposed to Physical Activity Interventions: An Umbrella Review Covering Over 1200 Trials.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of parental-involved physical activity and nutrition interventions for young adolescents aged 10-13 years: a meta-analysis.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Pooled it
- New Perspectives in Modulating the Entero-Insular Axis in Pediatric Obesity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
- The effectiveness of social-support-based weight-loss interventions-a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024Pooled it
- EASO and EFAD Position Statement on Medical Nutrition Therapy for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents.Obesity facts · 2023Pooled it
- Personal Activity Trackers and Family Engagement in a Pediatric Obesity Intervention: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2025Trial
- Associations between parent and adolescent weight outcomes within two parent approaches to family-based adolescent obesity treatment: Secondary analyses from the TEENS+ pilot trial.Pediatric obesity · 2025Trial
- Parent involvement approach and changes in eating pathology within an adolescent obesity intervention.Eating behaviors · 2023Trial
- Preliminary Support for the Use of Motivational Interviewing to Improve Parent/Adult Caregiver Behavior for Obesity and Cancer Prevention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Family-based treatment of children with severe obesity in a public healthcare setting: Results from a randomized controlled trial.Clinical obesity · 2022Trial
- The role of parents in adolescent obesity treatment: Results of the TEENS+ randomized clinical pilot trial.Pediatric obesity · 2022Trial
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- Obesity Phenotyping in Children and Adolescents: Next Steps Towards Precision Medicine in Pediatric Obesity.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Assessing the association between health promotion initiatives and student nutritional status and lifestyle: a regional observational study from Italy.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Integrating digital health into pediatric obesity management: Current practices and future perspectives.Obesity pillars · 2025Review
- Parental Perceptions About Energy Balance Related Behaviors and Their Determinants Among Children and Adolescents Living with Disability: A Qualitative Study in Greece.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Feasibility of engaging parents attending an adult weight management programme with child weight management support: a mixed methods study.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Caregiver inclusion influence on adolescent acceptance and engagement of an mHealth app, a randomized controlled trial.mHealth · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of School-Based Interventions for Preventing Obesity in Children: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of an mHealth App That Uses Financial Incentives and Gamification to Promote Health Behavior Change in Adolescents and Caregivers: Protocol for a Clinic-Based Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
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Abstract
contextFamily-based lifestyle interventions are recommended for adolescent obesity treatment, yet the optimal role of parents in treatment is unclear.
objectiveTo examine systematically the evidence from prospective randomized controlled and/or clinical trials (RCTs) to identify how parents have been involved in adolescent obesity treatment and to identify the optimal type of parental involvement to improve adolescent weight outcomes. DATA SOURCES: Data sources included PubMed, PsychINFO, and Medline (inception to July 2019). STUDY SELECTION: RCTs evaluating adolescent (12-18 years of age) obesity treatment interventions that included parents were reviewed. Studies had to include a weight-related primary outcome (BMI and BMI DATA EXTRACTION: Eligible studies were identified and reviewed, following the Preferred Reporting for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Study quality and risk of bias were evaluated by using the Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias tool.
resultsThis search identified 32 studies, of which 23 were unique RCTs. Only 5 trials experimentally manipulated the role of parents. There was diversity in the treatment target (parent, adolescent, or both) and format (group sessions, separate sessions, or mixed) of the behavioral weight loss interventions. Many studies lacked detail and/or assessments of parent-related behavioral strategies. In ∼40% of unique trials, no parent-related outcomes were reported, whereas parent weight was reported in 26% and associations between parent and adolescent weight change were examined in 17%. LIMITATIONS: Only RCTs published in English in peer-reviewed journals were eligible for inclusion.
conclusionsFurther research, with detailed reporting, is needed to inform clinical guidelines related to optimizing the role of parents in adolescent obesity treatment.
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