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Barriers to Treatment in Obese Adolescents

NCT00167830 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 292

Last updated 2014-01-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify significant racial and ethnical differences in risk factors for development of obesity and weight loss in adolescents in Central Virginia

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Motivational Interviewing

Biweekly meetings with a behavior specialist to review subject's progress with the protocol and explore challenges subject is facing in adopting healthy lifestyle behaviors.

BEHAVIORAL

Strength and Cardiovascular Conditioning

Subjects take part in an exercise program to include 30 minutes of cardiorespiratory exercise at 70% maximum heart rate, and 30 minutes of strength training on Nautilus machines.

BEHAVIORAL

Food selection and portion control

Subjects meet on a biweekly basis with a registered dietitian who presents educational information about healthy food selection and portion control.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Premier Health

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Edmond Wickham, M.D. · Virginia Commonwealth University Depts. of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
11 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-11-30
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

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