Project

Welcome Trail: Improving WEight controL and CO-Morbidities in children with obesity via Executive function training

Acronym
Welcome Trail
Code
3179P0116
Duration
01 January 2017 → 31 December 2020
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
No data available
Keywords
obesity
 
Project description

This multicenter nested randomized controlled prospective trial compares the effect of an  Executive Function-training on top of traditional evidence-based treatment for obesity in youngsters with an active control condition, 6 weeks during treatment, and continued as aftercare for 8 weeks, with expected effects on weight, psychological and medical outcomes, both at posttest and at 2 and 6 months follow-up.