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
Active Locations (1)
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USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90089-9181