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Study of a Smart Growth Community's Effect on Prevention of Obesity in Middle-, Moderately Low- and Low-Income Families

NCT00986011 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 780

Last updated 2013-07-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Overweight and obesity have been associated with multiple types of disease, including cancer. Living in a smart growth community may encourage behaviors that would reduce the risk of obesity.

PURPOSE: This research study is looking at the effect of a smart growth community on prevention of obesity in middle-, moderately low- and low-income families.

Conditions

  • Healthy, no Evidence of Disease
  • Obesity
  • Weight Changes

Interventions

OTHER

questionnaire administration

OTHER

study of socioeconomic and demographic variables

OTHER

survey administration

PROCEDURE

study of high risk factors

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Southern California

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mary Ann Pentz, PhD · University of Southern California

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-04-30
Primary Completion
2013-02-28
Completion
2013-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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