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Comprehensive Versus Traditional Lifestyle Program

NCT03182621 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 105

Last updated 2017-06-09

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Summary

Despite recommends that school-based interventions use a comprehensive approach for health promotions; most fitness programs exclusively emphasize physical activity. This study compared the comprehensive Translational Health in Nutrition and Kinesiology (THINK) program to a traditional YMCA program (The Sports, Play, and Active Recreation for Kids (SPARK) fitness curriculum) on measures of physical fitness, body composition, and executive cognitive function outcomes among 105 ethnic minority children (9±1.03 years old) following a 10-week intervention period.

Conditions

  • Obesity
  • Physical Fitness
  • Cognitive Function 1, Social

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

THINK

The THINK curriculum was based on the principles of exercise physiology and health behaviors. Sessions included educational components, concentrating on physiology, nutrition, laboratory experiences, and structured physical fitness activities.

BEHAVIORAL

SPARK

traditional YMCA program

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Tennessee

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Miami

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Arlette Perry, PhD · University of Miami

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-08-31
Completion
2014-08-31

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