- Title
- The HIKCUPS trial: a multi-site randomized controlled trial of a combined physical activity skill-development and dietary modification program in overweight and obese children
- Creator
- Jones, Rachel A.; Okely, Anthony D.; Collins, Clare E.; Morgan, Philip J.; Steele, Julie R.; Warren, Janet M.; Baur, Louise A.; Cliff, Dylan P.; Burrows, Tracy; Cleary , Jane
- Relation
- BMC Public Health Vol. 7
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-7-15
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2007
- Description
- Background: Childhood obesity is one of the most pressing health issues of our time. Key health organizations have recommended research be conducted on the effectiveness of well-designed interventions to combat childhood obesity that can be translated into a variety of settings. This paper describes the design and methods used in the Hunter Illawarra Kids Challenge Using Parent Support (HIKCUPS) trial, an ongoing multi-site randomized controlled trial, in overweight/obese children comparing the efficacy of three interventions: 1) a parent-centered dietary modification program; 2) a child-centered physical activity skill- development program; and 3) a program combining both 1 and 2 above. Methods/Design: Each intervention consists of three components: i) 10-weekly face-to-face group sessions; ii) a weekly homework component, completed between each face-to-face session and iii) three telephone calls at monthly intervals following completion of the 10-week program. Details of the programs' methodological aspects of recruitment, randomization and statistical analyses are described here a priori. Discussion: Importantly this paper describes how HIKCUPS addresses some of the short falls in the current literature pertaining to the efficacy of child obesity interventions.
- Subject
- obesity prevention; diet; public health; children; dietary interventions; randomized controlled trials; exercise
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/939781
- Identifier
- uon:12879
- Identifier
- ISSN:1471-2458
- Language
- eng
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