Study Title: Families for Health – a randomised controlled trial evaluating the
effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of `Families for Health’ a family based childhood
obesity treatment intervention delivered in a community setting for ages 6-11
Local PCRN Contact: Jenny Lee
years
Tel: 02476 575919
Email: Jennifer.lee@warwick.ac.uk
Principal Investigator: Dr Wendy Robertson, Associate Professor in Public Health
Email: w.robertson@warwick.ac.uk
Funder: HTA
Sponsor: University of Warwick
Type of Study: Randomised Controlled Trial
Intervention:
Families for Health Programme
Control:
Usual Care
Study Aims:
Assess the effectiveness of the Families for Health programme in reducing BMI
z-score in children aged 6-11 who are obese
Evaluate the cost effectiveness and cost-utility of the Families for Health
Programme
Investigate parents’ and children’s views of the programme and their observations
on approaches to maximising impact.
To investigate facilitators’ views of the programme and their observations on
approaches to maximising impact
Study Primary Objective:
To assess the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the Families for Health (FFH)
Programme in the treatment of overweight and obesity in 6-11 year olds compared
to usual care, as measured by the reduction in BMI z-scores at one year post
recruitment
Number of Patients Needed:

120 families across Coventry , South Warwickshire and Wolverhampton
Practice Involvement in the Study:

Practices to identify eligible children via a clinical system search on relevant BMI’s

Mail out invitation information to parents/guardians of eligible children
Study Team Involvement in the Study:

Responsible for all organisation of the `Families for Health’ programmes
Inclusion criteria

Families with at least one overweight (>91st centile for BMI) or very overweight (>98th
centile for BMI) child aged 6-11 years. BMI to be recorded within the last 2 years
BMI equal to or greater than…
Age
BOYS
GIRLS
6
17.6
18.0
7
17.9
18.5
8
18.3
19.0
9
18.9
19.7
10
19.5
20.5
11
20.2
21.2
Exclusion criteria
o
o
o
Children with severe mental health or behavioural problems
Little understanding of spoken English
Child(ren) with known metabolic or other recognised medical cause of
obesity (e.g. Prader-Willi syndrome)
Reimbursement:
£139.97 based on 40 patients
For further details contact: Jenny Lee Tel: 02476 575919
Email: Jennifer.lee@warwick.ac.uk
Thank you for your interest in this study