Status:
COMPLETED
Project Diabetes: Weight Gain Prevention in Hispanic Girls (GEMAS Study)
Lead Sponsor:
Vanderbilt University
Conditions:
Obesity
Diet
Eligibility:
FEMALE
8-10 years
Phase:
NA
Brief 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 His...
Detailed Description
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 His...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 8-10 year old Hispanic girls in Nashville
- The parent or guardian must identify the girl as Hispanic
- The parent or guardian must identify that the girl be at or above the 25th percentile of age- and sex-specific BMI based on the 2000 CDC growth charts or one parent/caregiver must have BMI\>25 kg/m2.
Exclusion
- Baseline girls' BMI\>35
- Medical conditions and medications affecting growth
- Conditions limiting participation in the interventions (e.g., unable to participate in routine physical education classes in school)
- Conditions limiting participation in the assessments (e.g., two or more grades behind in school for reading and writing)
- Other criteria (e.g., inability or failure to provide informed consent).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
132 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00797615
Start Date
November 1 2008
End Date
January 1 2010
Last Update
October 7 2010
Active Locations (2)
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1
Progreso Community Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37211
2
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232