Improved Motor Proficiency and Quality of Life in Youth With Prader-Willi Syndrome and Obesity 6 Months After Completing a Parent-Led, Game-Based Intervention.

Purpose: To determine changes and potential differences in physical activity (PA), gross motor proficiency (MP), and health parameters after a 6-month follow-up (FU) period following participation in a parent-led PA intervention in youth with or without Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS).

Methods: About 42 youth with PWS and 65 youth without PWS but with obesity (body fat percentage >95th percentile for age and sex), aged 8-16 years, participated. The intervention included preplanned PA sessions containing playground and console-based video games scheduled 4 days per week for 24 weeks.

Youth safety perceptions of weight control behaviors: A moderated mediation study.

Background: Youth may engage in healthy weight control behaviors (HWCBs) and unhealthy weight control behaviors (UWCBs) to lose or maintain weight. Youth observation of WCBs by supporter groups (parents/siblings/peers) and youth beliefs about the safety of WCBs may impact which WCBs youth use. The primary aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of youth safety perceptions of WCBs on the relationships between supporter group engagement in WCBs and youth engagement in WCBs.

A 24-Week Physical Activity Intervention Increases Bone Mineral Content without Changes in Bone Markers in Youth with PWS.

Bone mineral density (BMD) is of concern in Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). This study compared responses to a physical activity intervention in bone parameters and remodeling markers in youth with PWS ( = 45) and youth with non-syndromic obesity (NSO; = 66). Measurements occurred at baseline (PRE) and after 24 weeks (POST) of a home-based active games intervention with strengthening and jumping exercises (intervention group = I) or after a no-intervention period (control group = C).

Featured Article: Behavior Interventions Addressing Obesity in Rural Settings: The E-FLIP for Kids Trial.

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of behavioral parent-only (PO) and family-based (FB) interventions on child weight, dietary intake, glycated hemoglobin, and quality of life in rural settings.

Methods: This study was a three-armed, randomized controlled trial. Participants were children (age 8-12 years) with overweight or obesity and their parents.

Changes in Health-Related Outcomes in Youth With Obesity in Response to a Home-Based Parent-Led Physical Activity Program.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to elucidate whether implementation of a parent-led physical activity (PA) curriculum improved health parameters in youth with obesity.

Methods: This prospective study included 45 youth with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and 66 youth classified as obese without PWS. Participants were quasi-randomly assigned to an intervention (I) group which completed PA sessions (25-45+ minutes long) 4 days/week for 24 weeks or to a control (C) group.