Telehealth Vs. Face‐to‐Face Treatment for Children and Adolescents With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors' conclusion
TELE-based care was less effective than FTF in reducing BMI z-score in children with obesity.
Study context
- Population
- Children and adolescents aged 10–18 years with obesity (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 2 SD), tertiary-care paediatric obesity clinic65 completed
- Participants
- 100 children
- Comparison
- Telemedicine vs face-to-face care
- Primary endpoint
- BMI z-score change
- Follow-up
- 6 months
Methodological detailssingle-centre, tertiary-care centre, randomized 1:1
- Single-centre
- Tertiary-care centre
- Randomized 1:1
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Face-to-face (FTF)
−0.16
SD 0.14
Telemedicine (TELE)
−0.05
SD 0.15
P = 0.002
Secondary outcomes
Any reduction in BMI z-score
P = 0.015
Baseline BMI z-score
- Baseline BMI z-scores similar between groups
- 2.11 ± 0.32 vs. 2.11 ± 0.29
Body composition and QOL
- Body composition and QOL improved similarly in both groups
Satisfaction
- Satisfaction was higher in FTF
Original publication
Telehealth Vs. Face‐to‐Face Treatment for Children and Adolescents With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatr Obes. Published 14 July 2026. doi:10.
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