Exercise Consultation in Obese Youth
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Interventions
- Behavioral: review of "Canada's Physical Activity Guide for Youth"Behavioral: Exercise consultation
- Registration Number
- NCT00722345
- Lead Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
- Brief Summary
Exercise consultation, an intervention approach based on the transtheoretical model has been successful in promoting physical activity (PA) among adults. It is unknown whether this approach would be efficacious with youth. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess whether exercise consultation would increase PA levels and improve anthropometric measures and metabolic markers in obese adolescents.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 33
Inclusion Criteria
- Adolescents
- BMI greater than or equal to the 95th percentile for age (2000 CDC growth charts)
Exclusion Criteria
- Pregnancy
- Underlying medical condition, physical or cognitive disability that will impair individual's ability to participate in physical activity
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 review of "Canada's Physical Activity Guide for Youth" - 2 Exercise consultation -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Physical activity counts per minute (accelerometer data) At baseline and at 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Stage of change At baseline and at 3 months Lipids At baseline and at 3 months Glucose At baseline and at 3 months Insulin At baseline and at 3 months Blood pressure At baseline and at 3 months Anthropometric mesures (height, weight, waist circumference, hip circumference) At baseline and at 3 months
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ste-Justine
🇨🇦Montreal, Quebec, Canada