Status:
COMPLETED
School Nurse Intervention and After School Exercise Program for Overweight Teens
Lead Sponsor:
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Conditions:
Overweight
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
13-18 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Adolescent overweight and obesity have increased dramatically in the past several decades. High schools are well-positioned to deliver weight loss treatment to overweight and obese adolescents, as the...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- enrolled in grades 9 - 12
- BMI \> 85th percentile for age/sex
- able to understand and participate in the study
- able and willing to provide informed assent (adolescent) and consent (parent)
- English-speaking with at least one English-speaking parent
Exclusion
- planning to move out of the area within the next 8 months
- medical condition that precludes adherence to study dietary recommendations (e.g., pregnancy, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis)
- diagnosis of a serious psychiatric illness (e.g., psychiatric hospitalization, eating disorder, suicidal) within the past 5 years
- genetic or endocrine causes of obesity (e.g., pradi Willi, Cushing's Syndrome)
- developmental delay that would prevent participation in the intervention or measurements
- prescribed medications associated with weight gain (e.g.,oral steroids)
- morbidly obese, defined as weighing \> 300 pounds
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
126 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01463124
Start Date
September 1 2012
End Date
July 1 2013
Last Update
March 13 2014
Active Locations (1)
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University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655