Status:

COMPLETED

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

Lead Sponsor:

University of Southern California

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Healthy, no Evidence of Disease

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief 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 obesit...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To evaluate the effects of the whole set as well as individual smart growth principles on prevention of obesity risk in middle, moderately low, and low-income families who resi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Must meet 1 of the following criteria:
  • Residents who live in The Preserve, a smart growth community in Chino, California
  • Chosen by lottery to live in The Preserve
  • Prospective buyers and renters for residences in The Preserve (but were not chosen to live in The Preserve) living in the following communities and/or cities:
  • Ontario
  • Pomona
  • Diamond Bar
  • Corona
  • Yorba Linda/Mira Loma
  • Chino
  • Families from Chino and surrounding communities within a 30-minute drive from The Preserve
  • Families with children in grades 4-8 must meet the following criteria:
  • Each family unit consists of 1 index parent defined as the parent who spends relatively more time in the neighborhood on a daily basis
  • An index child defined as a 4th-8th-grade child
  • Income levels range from very-low income to middle income ($20-$165,000) based on Area Median Income
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Not specified
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Not specified

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    February 1 2013

    Estimated Enrollment :

    780 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00986011

    Start Date

    April 1 2008

    End Date

    February 1 2013

    Last Update

    July 10 2013

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    USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital

    Los Angeles, California, United States, 90089-9181