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Pain and Weight Treatment: Development and Trial of PAW

Who can join

Ages 12 to 18 · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* Males and females between 12 and 18 years of age
* Ability to speak, write and read English
* A parent or guardian who speaks, writes and reads English
* Signed consent and assent from the child and parent
* Enrollment in a weight management program
* Score greater than 3 on the Pain Burden Inventory at screening (in order to recruit adolescents who experience more than just general aches and pains).
* Youth reporting musculoskeletal pain

Exclusion Criteria:

* Parent or guardian unable to participate
* Patients on weight reducing medications
* Severe psychiatric illness (i.e., suicidal or hospitalization within past 6 months)
* Medical conditions such as Type 1 diabetes

About the study

Pediatric weight management efficacy is impacted by failure to complete treatment protocols and, for those that do complete treatment, a return to unhealthy behaviors. This project tests whether treating pain, a common comorbid condition to pediatric obesity, will enhance treatment. This study will generate results that can be translated into immediate improvements in care for families seeking treatment for pediatric obesity.

What is being tested

• PAW (behavioral)
• Pain Education (behavioral)

Sponsor: Connecticut Children's Medical Center · Participants: 50 · Started: Aug 14, 2019

Contact the study team

• Melissa Santos, PhD · Phone: 860-837-6739

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04046562

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Obesity in Children
• Chronic Pain

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.