National Adolescent Treatment Trial for Obesity in Kuwait (NATTO): project design and results of a randomised controlled trial of a good practice approach to treatment of adolescent obesity in Kuwait

• Published in: Trials Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 234
• Main Authors: Boodai, Shurooq A, McColl, John H, Reilly, John J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 19.06.2014; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescent Health Services; Blood Pressure; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Child; Diet, Reducing; Exercise; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Kuwait; Motor Activity; Pediatric Obesity - therapy; Primary Health Care - methods; Research Design; Sedentary Behavior; Waist Circumference

Few randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of interventions for the treatment of adolescent obesity have taken place outside the western world. This RCT tested whether a simple 'good practice' intervention for the treatment of adolescent obesity would have a greater impact on weight status an...