The Use of Pedometers as an Adjunctive Tool in a School-based Pediatric Weight Management Program

NCT ID: NCT00921323

Last Updated: 2019-04-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-07-31

Study Completion Date

2010-06-30

Brief Summary

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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

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Conditions

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Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control

The control group will be advised to continue to be physically active and record daily steps

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Control

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The control group will be advised to continue to be physically active and record daily steps

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.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Goal-setting group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

This intervention group will be advised to increase their daily steps by at least 20% gradually over 3 months

Interventions

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Goal-setting group

This intervention group will be advised to increase their daily steps by at least 20% gradually over 3 months

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control

The control group will be advised to continue to be physically active and record daily steps

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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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.
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Children's Miracle Network

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Vincent Aluquin

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Penn State College of Medicine / Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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IRB Protocol No. 29778

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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