Authors
Emma Axon, Greg Atkinson, Bernd Richter, Maria‐Inti Metzendorf, Louise Baur, Nicholas Finer, Eva Corpeleijn, Claire O'Malley, Louisa J Ells, Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group
Publication date
1996/9/1
Source
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Volume
2020
Issue
3
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Description
Background
Child and adolescent obesity has increased globally, and can be associated with significant short‐ and long‐term health consequences.
Objectives
To assess the efficacy of drug interventions for the treatment of obesity in children and adolescents.
Search methods
We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed (subsets not available on Ovid), LILACS as well as the trial registers ICTRP (WHO) and ClinicalTrials.gov. Searches were undertaken from inception to March 2016. We checked references and applied no language restrictions.
Selection criteria
We selected randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of pharmacological interventions for treating obesity (licensed and unlicensed for this indication) in children and adolescents (mean age under 18 years) with or without support of family members, with a minimum of three months' pharmacological intervention and six months' follow‐up from …
Scholar articles
E Axon, G Atkinson, B Richter, MI Metzendorf, L Baur… - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1996