Improving Bone Health in Adolescence Through Targeted Behavioral Intervention

Summary

School based educational intervention to educate on bone health among Hispanic, Asian or non-Hispanic white girls between 10-13 years with end points of knowledge gained, calcium intake and bone density in . The hypothesis was that the educational program would increase knowledge, improve dairy food and calcium consumption and enhance bone health in this population. A secondary hypothesis was that lactose maldigestion would be an impediment to improved dairy food consumption.

Conditions

• Bone Development
• Dietary Adequacy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Adequate Calcium Today

A school-randomized behavioral intervention study called the Adequate Calcium Today (ACT) project was conducted in sixth grade classrooms located in six states (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Indiana, Nevada, and Ohio).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Hawaii

  collaborator OTHER

• Arizona State University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of California, Davis

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  collaborator OTHER

• Ohio State University

  collaborator OTHER

• Southern Illinois University

  collaborator OTHER

• Purdue University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Dennis Savaiano, PhD · Purdue University

• Carol Boushey, PhD · University of Hawaii

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

10 Years

Max Age

13 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2000-09-30

Primary Completion

2004-09-30

Completion

2004-09-30

Countries

• United States

Study Locations