Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00921323
The Use of Pedometers as an Adjunctive Tool in a School-based Pediatric Weight Management Program
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 12 Years – 14 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
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.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Goal-setting group | This intervention group will be advised to increase their daily steps by at least 20% gradually over 3 months |
| BEHAVIORAL | Control | The control group will be advised to continue to be physically active and record daily steps |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2009-07-01
- Primary completion
- 2010-06-01
- Completion
- 2010-06-01
- First posted
- 2009-06-16
- Last updated
- 2019-04-10
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00921323. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.