Status:
COMPLETED
Scouting Nutrition and Activity Program
Lead Sponsor:
Kansas State University
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Sunflower Foundation
Conditions:
Obesity
Eligibility:
FEMALE
8-12 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention designed to prevent obesity by improving the environmental characteristics of Girl Scouts troop meetings.
Detailed Description
Girls and parents affiliated with Girl Scouts Juniors programs completed a questionnaire prior to the beginning of an intervention program, and again after the program. Children responded to previousl...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Girls had to be attending members of Girl Scouts in one of our included troops.
- The troop needed to be a registered Girl Scouts Juniors troop, consisting of girls primarily in the 4th and 5th grades.
- To be officially registered, the troop leaders were required to complete Girl Scout leader training and pass a criminal background check.
- To be included, the troops also needed to meet at least twice per month, have meeting facilities capable of allowing physical activity and food preparation.
- Also, troops needed to have initial agreement of leaders and parents for the troop to participate in a research study.
Exclusion
- An inability to speak or read English.
- Troops not primarily composed of Girl Scouts Juniors, not regularly meeting during the study period, or not having leader and parental consensus approval for troop participation.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
76 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00949637
Start Date
October 1 2007
End Date
May 1 2008
Last Update
March 9 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas, United States, 66506