The Use of Pedometers as an Adjunctive Tool in a School-based Pediatric Weight Management Program
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Interventions
- Behavioral: ControlBehavioral: Goal-setting group
- Registration Number
- NCT00921323
- Lead Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is:
* To validate the use of pedometers in assessing the level of physical activity in middle school children.
* To evaluate whether setting a step goal through the use of pedometers could increase physical activity and prevent weight gain in middle school children.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
- All healthy 8th grade students at the Springboard Academy of the Milton Hershey School willing to participate in the study and whose parents give consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- Any medical condition that prevents the child from walking during the 12 week study period.
- Non-English speaking student.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Control Control The control group will be advised to continue to be physically active and record daily steps Goal-setting group Goal-setting group This intervention group would be instructed to increase their daily step count by at least 20% above their baseline gradually over 3 months.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Body mass index 3 months BMI will be recorded
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Daily step counts 3 months Daily step count will be recorded
Survey questionnaire 3 months Participants will be asked to fill out a survey
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Penn State College of Medicine / Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
🇺🇸Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States