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Project Diabetes: Weight Gain Prevention in Hispanic Girls (GEMAS Study)

NCT00797615 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 132

Last updated 2010-10-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Over the past 30 years obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States (Ogden et al, 2006). While this epidemic affects all socioeconomic levels, certain racial/ethnic groups such as Hispanics, are disproportionately affected by obesity and diabetes. The age of onset of excess obesity in Hispanic females, formerly young adulthood, is now younger. Childhood obesity poses intermediate and long-term health risks, including: type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, elevated blood pressure, and metabolic syndrome. Although biological factors may influence a child's risk for becoming overweight, the home environment has been shown to be a predisposing and reinforcing contextual factor for unhealthy eating and exercise behaviors. Since parents are the primary transmitters of Hispanic cultural practices and significantly influence their children's diet and physical activity behaviors from preschool through high school, family-based weight-gain prevention interventions are likely to be effective.

The goal of this implementation study is to contribute to the reduction of racial/ethnic disparities in obesity and risk of type 2 diabetes by tailoring a recently successful childhood obesity prevention program originally developed for African American girls to implement and evaluate with preadolescent Hispanic girls.

Conditions

  • Obesity
  • Diet
  • Exercise
  • Behavioral Research

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Active intervention

12-week family-based weight gain intervention program focused on dietary intake and physical activity for 8-10 year old Hispanic girls and their parents (N=30 girl-parent dyads).

BEHAVIORAL

Alternative Intervention

12-week alternative intervention addressing self-esteem, for 8-10 year old Hispanic girls and their parents (N=30 girl-parent dyads).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vanderbilt University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bettina M. Beech, DrPH, MPH · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
10 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-11-30
Primary Completion
2010-01-31
Completion
2010-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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