Robinson 2013

Trial name or title	Clinic family & community collaboration to treat overweight and obese children (Stanford GOALS)
Methods	Study design: Randomised controlled trial Blinding: Children: No Provided: No Outcome assessor: Yes Duration of intervention: 3 years Follow‐up measurements: After 1, 2 and 3 years Unit of allocation: School Unit of analysis: Child Inclusion criteria: Children 7 ‐ 11 years of age, BMI ≥ 85th percentile for age and gender on the 2000 CDC BMI reference Exclusion criteria: Child diagnosed with a medical condition affecting growth (e.g. type 1 diabetes, chronic gastrointestinal disease, chronic renal disease, heart condition); pregnancy; taking type 2 diabetes medication; taking medication affecting growth; with conditions limiting participation in the intervention (e.g. physical disability) and assessment (e.g. insufficient English or Spanish reading and writing competency); unable to understand and complete consent forms; intention to move from San Francisco Bay Area within the next 36 months Sample size calculation: Not reported
Participants	Estimated N: 240 Age: 7 to 11 years Geographical region: California, USA
Interventions	Intervention: Large‐scale, community‐based, interdisciplinary, multicomponent, multisetting intervention Physical activity: Community team sports programme designed specifically for children with obesity or overweight; no further details on duration, intensity, frequency and type of sport reported Behaviour change: Behavioural counselling delivered by primary care provider, home‐based family intervention to reduce screen time, alter food/eating environment and promote self‐regulatory skills for eating and activity behaviour change; no further details on duration and frequency provided Standard care: Health and nutrition education; semi‐annual home counselling visits, monthly health education newsletter for children and parents/carers, quarterly community‐based evening health lectures
Outcomes	School achievement: No details reported Obesity indices: Body mass index, waist circumference, triceps skinfold thickness, waist‐to‐hip ratio; no further details provided
Starting date	July 2012
Contact information	Dr Donna Matheson, donna.matheson@stanford.edu, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, United States 94304
Notes	Estimated completion date: April 2017 Trial registration: NCT01642836 (clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01642836)