Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr G. H. Hofsteenge
ORCID ID
Contact details
VU Medisch Centrum
Dienst Dietetiek en Voedingswetenschappen
P.O. Box 7057
Amsterdam
1007 MB
Netherlands
+31 (0)20 4443414
A.Hofsteenge@vumc.nl
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
GO4IT
Study hypothesis
The go4it programme will improve body mass index (BMI), glucose tolerance and lifestyle
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Obesity, overweight
Intervention
GO4IT is a new multidisciplinary group treatment. During seven sessions, the adolescents will be educated on diet behaviour, physical activity, energy balance and how to improve their lifestyle regarding a healthy weight and maintenance of the energy balance. Besides these adolescent sessions, two other sessions will be organised for the parents.
Control: usual care, i.e. individual consultation by a dietician.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
1. Body mass index (BMI)
2. Body composition
3. Glucose intolerance
4. Insulin resistance
Secondary outcome measures
1. Dietary behaviour
2. Physical activity
3. Sedentary behaviour
4. Quality of life
5. Self esteem
6. Cost-effectiveness
Overall trial start date
01/01/2006
Overall trial end date
31/12/2009
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Overweight or obese
2. 12-18 years of age
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Child
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
160
Participant exclusion criteria
1. Non-Dutch-speaking
2. Overweight or obese as a result of a known syndrome or organic cause
3. Mental retardation
4. Physical limitations
5. Diagnosed diabetes mellitus (DM) type 2
Recruitment start date
01/01/2006
Recruitment end date
31/12/2009
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Netherlands
Trial participating centre
VU Medisch Centrum
Amsterdam
1007 MB
Netherlands
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
Funder name
Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
private sector organisation
Funding Body Subtype
other non-profit
Location
Netherlands
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
2010 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20237141
2013 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24103472
Publication citations
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Results
Hofsteenge GH, Chinapaw MJ, Delemarre-van de Waal HA, Weijs PJ, Validation of predictive equations for resting energy expenditure in obese adolescents., Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 2010, 91, 5, 1244-1254, doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28330.
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Results
Hofsteenge GH, Weijs PJ, Delemarre-van de Waal HA, de Wit M, Chinapaw MJ, Effect of the Go4it multidisciplinary group treatment for obese adolescents on health related quality of life: a randomised controlled trial., BMC Public Health, 2013, 13, 939, doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-939.