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Pain and Weight Treatment: Development and Trial of PAW

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
12 Years to 18 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Procedures mentioned: Interviews

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "Finally, exit interviews to obtain preliminary feasibility, acceptability and retention data on PAW as compared to an information only control condition will be conducted."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether treating pain can help teens get better results from a weight management program. It is for teens ages 12 to 18 who are in a weight management program and have muscle, bone, or joint pain.

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.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Be 12 to 18 years old.
  • Be able to speak, read, and write English.
  • Have a parent or guardian who can speak, read, and write English.
  • Both the teen and parent must sign forms agreeing to take part.
  • Be enrolled in a weight management program.
  • Score above 3 on a pain survey called the Pain Burden Inventory at screening. This means having more than general aches and pains.
  • Report pain in muscles, bones, or joints.

Who can't join

  • A parent or guardian cannot take part.
  • Taking medicine to lose weight.
  • Having a severe mental illness, such as being suicidal or having been hospitalized for mental illness in the past 6 months.
  • Having certain medical conditions, such as type 1 diabetes.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

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

Study sites (1)

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