ACTRN12609000134224CompletedNot Applicable
Effect of a Community-Based After School Program on Preventing Unhealthy Weight Gain among Overweight and Obese Adolescents.
niversity of Wollongong0 sites40 target enrollmentStarted: February 27, 2009Last updated:
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 40
Study Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomised controlled trial
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 12 Years to 16 Years (—)
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •1. The adolescent will need to be overweight or obese as defined by Body Mass Index BMI according to International Obesity Task Force cut-off points for age and gender.
- •2. At least one parent would need to attend all required dietary sessions (5 in total, which run from 4-5:30pm in the given weeks), and only one adolescent from each family can enrol.
- •3. The adolescent needs to be between 12 and 16 years of age (they can be turning 12 before March 2009).
Exclusion Criteria
- •1. Adolescents with extreme obesity (Body Mass Index Standard Deviation score greater than 4 BMI SD score > 4.0) will not be eligible.
- •2. No known syndromal causes of obesity, long term oral steroids, medications known to be associated with weight gain, chronic illness, or significant dietary restriction.
Investigators
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