National Adolescent Treatment Trial for Obesity in Kuwait

ISRCTN ISRCTN37457227
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN37457227
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
09/10/2009
Registration date
01/12/2009
Last edited
20/06/2014
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English Summary

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof John Reilly
Scientific

University of Glasgow Division of Developmental Medicine
1st Floor Tower QMH
Yorkhill Hospitals
Glasgow
G3 8SJ
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designAssessor blinded two arm randomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)GP practice
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleRandomised controlled trial of a behavioural treatment programme for obesity in Kuwaiti adolescents
Study acronymNATTO
Study hypothesisTo test whether parent-directed group-based behavioural treatment offers improved weight management over standard care.
Ethics approval(s)Ethics Committee for Medical Research, Ministry of Health of Kuwait, 12/02/2009, ref: MPH/112
ConditionObesity
InterventionRandom allocation to intervention or standard care control group:
1. Standard care control: referral to primary care, where treatment will be limited to a little health education
2. Intervention group: invited to 10 session of behavioural change counselling targeted at changes in physical activity, diet, and sedentary behaviour, over a 24 - 26 week period

Of the 10 sessions, five will be delivered by a dietician, five by a physician. Sessions 1 - 8 fortnightly for first 16 weeks, session 9 at week 20 and session 10 at week 26.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureChange in BMI z score from baseline to 6 months after the start of treatment or standard care control.
Secondary outcome measures1. Change in quality of life from baseline to +6 month follow up
2. Change in blood pressure and blood-based cardiometabolic risk factors (fasting lipids, triglycerides, insulin, glucose) from baseline to +6 months
3. Changes in estimated fat and fat free mass from baseline to +6 month follow up (using bioelectrical impedance)
Overall study start date11/11/2009
Overall study end date31/12/2010

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupChild
Lower age limit10 Years
Upper age limit14 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants100 - 140 at study entry
Participant inclusion criteria1. Boys and girls
2. Obese (body mass index [BMI] at or above 95th percentile on US CDC 200 BMI charts)
3. Aged 10 - 14 years inclusive
4. With no major chronic disease or disability
5. With no obvious underlying pathological cause of obesity
6. At least one parent willing to attend treatment sessions if randomly allocated to intervention
7. Attending a mainstream school in the public sector
Participant exclusion criteria1. Non-obese
2. With major disease
3. With underlying pathological cause of obesity
4. Less than 10 years or greater than 14 years at study inception
5. Not attending a mainstream school in the public sector
6. Unable or unwilling to attend treatment sessions if randomised to intervention group
Recruitment start date11/11/2009
Recruitment end date31/12/2010

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Kuwait
  • Scotland
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

University of Glasgow Division of Developmental Medicine
Glasgow
G3 8SJ
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Civil Service Commission (Kuwait)
Government

Scholarships Department
State of Kuwait
Kuwait City
KCL889
Kuwait

Website http://www.csc.net.kw/
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Funders

Funder type

Government

Civil Service Commission (Kuwait)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 19/06/2014 Yes No