Trial reportPediatric obesity2026
Telehealth Vs. Face-to-Face Treatment for Children and Adolescents With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Pediatric obesity, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05700409 (Evaluating a Telemedicine-based Intensive Treatment Program for Children and Adolescents With Obesity), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Evaluating a Telemedicine-based Intensive Treatment Program for Children and Adolescents With Obesity
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Abstract
backgroundTelemedicine (TELE) may improve accessibility to paediatric obesity treatment, yet its effectiveness relative to face-to-face (FTF) care remains uncertain.
objectiveTo compare the effects of a high-intensity, multidisciplinary TELE intervention with standard FTF care in children and adolescents with obesity.
methodsParticipants aged 10-18 years with obesity [body mass index (BMI) ≥ 2 standard deviations] were randomized to a 6-month TELE or FTF program in a tertiary-care centre paediatric obesity clinic. The TELE group received 30 weekly remote multidisciplinary consultations and a gamified step-monitoring application, along with three in-person visits. The FTF group attended six monthly in-clinic visits. The primary outcome was BMI z-score changes. Secondary outcomes included body composition, weight-related-quality-of-life (QOL), adherence, and satisfaction.
resultsOne hundred participants were randomized 1:1 to TELE or FTF, of whom 65 completed the intervention (TELE n = 32; FTF n = 33). Baseline BMI z-scores were similar between groups (2.11 ± 0.32 vs. 2.11 ± 0.29). The reduction in BMI z-score was significantly greater in FTF than TELE (-0.16 ± 0.14 vs. -0.05 ± 0.15; p = 0.002), and any reduction was observed among 85% of FTF participants compared with 56% in TELE (p = 0.015). Body composition and QOL improved similarly in both groups, whereas satisfaction was higher in FTF.
conclusionsTELE-based care was less effective than FTF in reducing BMI z-score in children with obesity. Hybrid models integrating TELE with FTF visits warrant further investigation.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05700409.
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