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Type 2 Diabetes Primary Prevention for At Risk Girls
This study is currently recruiting patients.
Sponsored by: | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) |
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Information provided by: | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) |
Purpose
Purpose: To evaluate two approaches to prevent obesity and type 2 diabetes in young girls.
The Need: We are experiencing an epidemic of childhood obesity. Rates of obesity have doubled to tripled in the past two decades, with the highest rates among poor and ethnic minority girls. Type 2 diabetes (what used to be called adult-onset diabetes) is now showing up in overweight children, and more children are manifesting precursors of heart disease and stroke.
Our Two Approaches: 1. A state-of-the-art nutrition education program with monthly newsletters mailed to girls and their parents and quarterly evening lectures/educational events at school sites, including cooking demonstrations and games to improve nutrition and increase physical activity. 2. After-school dance classes held five days per week all year long at school sites from the time school lets out until 6PM. Dance classes will include a 1-1.5 hour supervised homework study hall each day, and emphasize both traditional ethnic dances and popular dance.
Participants: Second, third and fourth grade girls and their families will be eligible to participate. All activities are free of charge. To be able to perform a valid evaluation, to be able to accommodate all girls at their own school, and to be fair about which girls receive which program, families who wish to participate will be randomly selected to participate in either one program or the other (nutrition education or dance classes). Each family will participate for two years.
Evaluation: Trained Stanford staff will perform all evaluation procedures with participating families in their own homes at the beginning and every six months. Families will be compensated for their participation.
Condition | Treatment or Intervention | Phase |
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Obesity Diabetes Mellitus Prediabetic State |
Behavior: Nutrition Education Behavior: After-school dance class |
Phase II Phase III |
MedlinePlus related topics: Diabetes; Obesity
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Prevention, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Expected Total Enrollment: 240
Study start: April 2003
Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study: 7 Years - 10 Years, Genders Eligible for Study: Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Criteria
Second-, third- and fourth-grade girls, aged 7-10 years of age enrolled in one of the participating schools will be eligible. Our goal is to be as inclusive as possible. However, girls will not be eligible to participate if they:
Location and Contact Information
More Information
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National Institutes of Health, Department of Health & Human Services | ||||||||||||||
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