Status:
COMPLETED
A School Nurse-Delivered Intervention for Overweight and At Risk Adolescents
Lead Sponsor:
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Conditions:
Overweight
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
13-18 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
Overweight in adolescents has nearly tripled in the past two decades and has serious physical and psychosocial consequences, both during adolescence and into adulthood. School nurses have tremendous p...
Detailed Description
Overweight in adolescents has nearly tripled in the past two decades and has serious physical and psychosocial consequences, both during adolescence and into adulthood. School nurses have tremendous p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- enrolled in grades 9 through 12
- BMI equal or greater than 85th percentile
- able to understand and participate in study protocol
- able to provide informed assent (adolescent) and consent (parent)
- student and at least one parent English speaking
Exclusion
- unable/unwilling to provide informed assent (adolescent)and consent (parent)
- planning to move out of the area within the next 6 months
- medical condition that precludes adherence to study dietary recommendations
- diagnosis of a serious psychiatric illness within the past 5 years
- genetic or endocrine causes of obesity
- developmental delay that would prevent participation in intervention or measurements
- prescribed medications associated with weight gain
- morbidly obese, defined as 300 pounds oe greater
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
84 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00682188
Start Date
September 1 2008
End Date
November 1 2009
Last Update
March 13 2014
Active Locations (1)
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1
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655