Healthy Kids-Houston: An Integrated Community Program for the Prevention of Obesity Among Minority Children
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 1,094
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Body mass index
研究概览
简要总结
The collaborative study is to determine the effectiveness of an after-school community-based program to prevent obesity among minority children.
详细描述
Childhood obesity is a major health issue in the United States, particularly among minority children. An integrated after-school program that offers structured and fun physical activities with nutrition and behavior lessons in community centers operated by the Houston Parks and Recreation Department might prevent obesity among minority children who live in the neighborhood.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 8 Years 至 13 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Live in close proximity of the community centers
排除标准
- •Medical or physical conditions that prevent the child from participating in the physical activities
研究组 & 干预措施
Lifestyle modification
This arm receives the intervention program that includes structured physical activities and nutrition and behavior lessons
干预措施: Healthy Kids-Houston program (Behavioral)
Control
This arm receives no intervention
干预措施: Control (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Body mass index
时间窗: One school year
次要结局
- Self esteem(One school year)
- Agility(One school year)
- Muscular strength and endurance(One school year)
- Physical activity level(One school year)
- Flexibility(One school year)
研究者
William Wong
Professor
Baylor College of Medicine