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Obesity Prevention for Pre-Adolescents

NCT00185978 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 900

Last updated 2005-09-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To develop and evaluate, in a randomized controlled trial, a comprehensive obesity prevention program for third, fourth and fifth grade students.

The intervention includes activities in THE SCHOOL, THE HOME, and a clinically oriented component for HIGH-RISK CHILDREN. In addition, the intervention will be delivered over a 3 year period, with age and grade-appropriate components for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders and their families. The primary outcome is body mass index.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To significantly reduce body mass index, compared to controls, at the end of the three year intervention.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

diet, physical activity, reduced sedentary behavior

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Stanford University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Thomas N. Robinson, MD, MPH · Stanford University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
0 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1998-04-30
Completion
2001-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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