Program for Helping Children with Severe Obesity
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study tests a program designed to help children ages 6 to 12 with severe obesity. It focuses on lifestyle changes like healthy eating and physical activity to improve your child's health.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your child must be between 6 and 12 years old.
- Your child's weight must be very high—above the 99th percentile for their age and sex.
- Your child should not have any chronic medical conditions or be on a special therapeutic diet.
- Your child must not be part of another weight management program somewhere else.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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