Status:
COMPLETED
Guided Imagery Intervention for Obese Latino Adolescents
Lead Sponsor:
University of Southern California
Conditions:
Obesity
Insulin Resistance
Eligibility:
All Genders
14-17 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Guided imagery, a mind-body complementary/alternative treatment modality, offers promise to reduce stress and promote lifestyle behavior change to reduce diabetes and heart disease risk in obese Latin...
Detailed Description
The current proposal pilot tests the investigators' guided imagery intervention in a limited sample of subjects in order to refine the intervention (Study 1) and then proceeds to test the intervention...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria
- Age 14-17, girls and boys; enrolled/attending high school
- Latino ethnicity (self-reported all 4 grandparents of Latino heritage);
- Obese: BMI \> 95th percentile for age and gender
- Live within 10 mile radius of medical center
- Exclusion Criteria
- Participation in any weight loss program, or weight loss of 5% or more of body weight, within the 6 months preceding entry to study
- Regular participation (present or past) in mind-body stress reduction/ relaxation practices such as meditation, hypnotherapy, yoga, biofeedback, etc.
- Serious chronic illness; or physical, cognitive or behavioral disability that would prevent ability to fully receive intervention.
- Prior diagnosis of medical condition or medication that may effect body composition or insulin sensitivity/secretion (e.g. diabetes, untreated hypothyroidism, prednisone).
- Prior diagnosis of clinical eating disorder or psychiatric disorder.
- Lack of fluency in English.
- Pregnancy
- Habitual or frequent alcohol or illicit drug use
- Participation on interscholastic athletic team during period of intervention.
- Scheduling conflicts preventing attendance for 12 sequential weeks.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
51 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01895595
Start Date
January 1 2007
End Date
December 1 2008
Last Update
July 10 2013
Active Locations (1)
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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033