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The Medical College of Georgia PLAY Project: Exercise Dose and Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Children

NCT00108901 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 222

Last updated 2014-12-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study is a behavioral clinical trial of aerobic exercise to determine dose-response effects on risk for type 2 diabetes, fatness, fitness, blood cholesterol levels, and other cardiovascular risk factors in overweight elementary schoolchildren.

The hypothesis is that the more exercise a child does, the more benefit he or she will gain in reducing the risk of diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases.

An ancillary study examined effects on cognition and achievement.

Conditions

  • Obesity
  • Type 2 Diabetes Prevention
  • Executive Function (Cognition)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Aerobic exercise program

Vigorous intermittent physical activity in group format conducted in research gymnasium after school by research staff. Heart rate monitors documented each child's average heart rate on a daily basis. Small incentives were offered for achieving goal of \>150 bpm average HR each day and attending at least 80% of sessions (4 days/week).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Catherine L Davis, PhD · Augusta University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-06-30
Primary Completion
2006-12-31
Completion
2007-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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