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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12611000139976
ACTRN12611000139976
Completed
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In overweight or obese Adolescents is the Staying Fit internet based intervention better than general health information for weight loss, promoting weight maintenance, decreasing weight and shape concerns, healthy eating and increasing physical activity?

Joanne Williams0 sites570 target enrollmentFebruary 7, 2011

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
obesity
Sponsor
Joanne Williams
Enrollment
570
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 7, 2011
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Joanne Williams

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • (i) age 12 to 17 years; (ii) overweight or obese (\>\= 85th centile) according to the age and gender specific BMI data from the International Obesity Task Force; (iii) internet access at home or at a location where regular use is possible (i.e school, library). To facilitate complete follow\-up assessments by maximising opportunities to collect height and weight data, and to contain study costs, recruitment will be restricted to those living in the Melbourne metropolitan area.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Young people with a known endocrine or chromosomal cause for their obesity; those taking prescription medication resulting in weight changes (eg Prednisolone); those with complications of overweight that contraindicate moderate physical activity (e.g. orthopaedic disorders); those with past or current medical diagnosis of a clinical eating disorder (i.e., anorexia or bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder) or those who suffer from a significant health disability or condition which prevents their participation will be excluded from the trial.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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