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Building Better Bones in Children

NCT00063037 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 139

Last updated 2005-06-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Calcium is important for healthy bone growth in children. Poor bone growth and development during childhood can lead to osteoporosis later in life. This study will evaluate a nutrition education program designed to increase the amount of calcium children receive. The study will determine whether the program will result in long-term dietary changes and healthier bones in children.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral modification - nutrition education

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

    collaborator NIH

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Babette Zemel, Ph.D. · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
10 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1999-06-30
Completion
2005-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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