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Obesity and Diabetes Prevention Through Science Enrichment

NCT00541879 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2909

Last updated 2014-11-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Type 2 diabetes and obesity in children continue to increase at alarming rates with devastating results. However, both these metabolic diseases are largely preventable through adoption of a healthy lifestyle, an understanding of what happens to food in the body, energy balance and some simple aspects of glucose regulation. Can elementary school children be taught the knowledge and skills necessary to prevent type 2 diabetes and obesity? Children need to learn this essential knowledge and practice these important health behavior skills. Elementary school may be an ideal place to master this subject that is a direct and logical extension of current health curricula including nutrition and physical activity blended with science and math.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Program ENERGY

Weekly or biweekly classroom and gym based science enrichment focused on how the body works including blood glucose regulation, healthy eating and physical activity, diabetes abd how it can be prevented

OTHER

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Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

    collaborator NIH

  • Poudre School District, Fort Collins, CO

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Colorado State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • L. Arthur Campfield, PhD · Colorado State University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
13 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-08-31
Primary Completion
2011-09-30
Completion
2011-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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