Pain and Weight Treatment: Development and Trial of PAW
Recruiting · NCT04046562 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Connecticut Children's Medical Center
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PAWPain Education
What this trial is about
Pediatric weight management efficacy is impacted by failure to complete treatment protocols and, for those that do complete treatment, a return to unhealthy behaviors. This project tests whether treating pain, a common comorbid condition to pediatric obesity, will enhance treatment. This study will generate results that can be translated into immediate improvements in care for families seeking treatment for pediatric obesity.
Who can take part
Age range
12 Years to 18 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Males and females between 12 and 18 years of age
- Ability to speak, write and read English
- A parent or guardian who speaks, writes and reads English
- Signed consent and assent from the child and parent
- Enrollment in a weight management program
- Score greater than 3 on the Pain Burden Inventory at screening (in order to recruit adolescents who experience more than just general aches and pains).
- Youth reporting musculoskeletal pain
Exclusion criteria
- Parent or guardian unable to participate
- Patients on weight reducing medications
- Severe psychiatric illness (i.e., suicidal or hospitalization within past 6 months)
- Medical conditions such as Type 1 diabetes
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- Connecticut Children's Medical Center - Hartford, Connecticut, United States