Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00456131
Prevention of Obesity at Universities: A Randomized Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 330 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Drexel University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 18 Years – 19 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This is a nutrition and behavior-based intervention conducted at Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania with college women during their freshman year. It involves attending groups where life skills and eating behaviors are taught to help them control their weight and physical health.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Healthy Eating Behaviors Training | The intervention group (other group is a control without any intervention) involves 6 one-hour group sessions teaching healthy eating habits and weight gain prevention tools. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2006-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2011-02-01
- Completion
- 2011-02-01
- First posted
- 2007-04-04
- Last updated
- 2012-08-17
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00456131. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.