Exercise Consultation in Obese Youth

Summary

Exercise consultation, an intervention approach based on the transtheoretical model has been successful in promoting physical activity (PA) among adults. It is unknown whether this approach would be efficacious with youth. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess whether exercise consultation would increase PA levels and improve anthropometric measures and metabolic markers in obese adolescents.

Conditions

• Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

review of "Canada's Physical Activity Guide for Youth"

The contents of the exercise booklet was reviewed with each participant of the control group by the research fellow. Health Canada's "Canada's Physical Activity Guide for Youth" was used for the exercise booklet

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise consultation

The exercise consultation consisted of a one-to-one discussion designed to educate the participant, strengthen his/her motivation and develop realistic goals and strategies to promote physical activity based on the patient's stage of change. The consultation was based upon the standardized protocol previously published by Loughlan and Mutrie. The Consultation Guidelines describe the 5 steps involved in an exercise consultation, including: 1) discussing current \& past activities; 2) reviewing the pros \& cons of exercising; 3) discussing the barriers to exercising and strategies for overcoming them; 4) determining the social support available to the patient; and finally, 5) setting realistic, attainable short term and long term goals to enhance physical activity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• St. Justine's Hospital

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Melanie Henderson, MD MSc FRCP · Ste-Justine Hospital/McGill University

• Celine Huot, MD MSc · Ste-Justine Hospital/University of Montreal

• Denis Daneman, MB BCh FRCP · University of Toronto

• Janet Hux, MD SM · University of Toronto

• Anthony Hanley, PhD · University of Toronto

• Jennifer McGrath, PhD MPH · Concordia University, Montreal

• Marie Lambert, MD · Ste-Justine Hospital/University of Montreal

• Gillian L Booth, MD MSc · University of Toronto

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

14 Years

Max Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2005-06-30

Primary Completion

2006-08-31

Completion

2006-08-31

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations