Evaluation of the SickKids Team Obesity Management Program (STOMP)

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

In January 2010 a new interdisciplinary clinic (STOMP) was created to provide care for children and adolescents with severe 'complex' obesity. As part of the program, a subset of adolescents undergo bariatric surgery. There is a paucity of literature evaluating outcomes of children and adolescents participating in a 'clinical' setting and even fewer reports of outcomes of severely obese pediatric patients. Previously, the investigators evaluated clinical outcomes of children with craniopharyngioma and hypothalamic obesity attending an outpatient interdisciplinary program at SickKids (The Comprehensive Care Clinic for Children with Central Tumours) and found significant benefit to those attending, including reduction of weight gain (or weight loss), improved psychosocial functioning, and increased care satisfaction. STOMP is a natural extension of this program, incorporating some core elements (e.g., interdisciplinary team, frequent visits, individualized care plans for medically-complex adolescents) and building on other aspects, such as increased psychosocial intervention; involvement of a key worker (nurse practitioner) to support families; provision of continuity of care with other health providers in all settings, community services and schools; a more diverse patient population; and group support sessions. Evaluation of the outcomes of this clinic is needed to inform best practice for children and adolescents with severe complex obesity

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 12
Maximum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• All patients enrolled in the STOMP program are eligible to participate in the study.

• Control participants must be between 12-18 years of age with a BMI \>95th percentile for age.

Locations
Other Locations
Canada
The Hospital for Sick Children
RECRUITING
Toronto
Contact Information
Primary
Jill Hamilton
jill.hamilton@sickkids.ca
416-813-5115
Time Frame
Start Date: 2011-04
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-04
Participants
Target number of participants: 400
Treatments
Control
Approximately 50% of attendees choose not to book into the STOMP program, for reasons including difficulty attending the frequent appointments due to distance or inability to leave work early. This population will serve as the control group for the evaluation. Control participants will be recruited from the community through posters in the hospital
STOMP
12-17 yrs. Patients in the program have severe complex obesity defined as children and youth who have a BMI \>95th %ile for their age and gender in addition to one of the following: at least one significant obesity-related co-morbidity requiring specialty care (e.g. type 2 diabetes), other co-existing chronic illness impacted by obesity (e.g. CNS tumor, post-organ transplant), or a BMI ≥99th percentile for their age and gender
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: The Hospital for Sick Children

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