NCT01463124

School Nurse Intervention and After School Exercise Program for Overweight Teens

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 126 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 13 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Adolescent overweight and obesity have increased dramatically in the past several decades. High schools are well-positioned to deliver weight loss treatment to overweight and obese adolescents, as they have the facilities and staff to deliver a physical activity program, school nurses with the skills to provide counseling, and are easily accessible by adolescents. This exploratory study will test the feasibility and ability of a school-based intervention, consisting of school nurse counseling and a school-based exercise program, to reduce BMI and improve dietary quality, physical activity, and sedentary behaviors in overweight and obese adolescents. If effective, this could prove to be a cost-effective and relatively easy intervention to disseminate widely for significant public health impact.

Conditions

• Overweight
• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Lookin' Good Feelin' Good	Six 30-minute individual student-centered counseling sessions delivered by school nurses during the first two months followed by weekly weigh-ins and monthly visits over the subsequent 6 months, plus an exercise program in the school 3 times a week for the full eight months of the intervention.
BEHAVIORAL	Information attention-control	Six individual sessions with school nurse over the first two months followed by monthly visits over the remaining 6 months to check weight and behavior changes and provide a series of pamphlets on weight and weight management.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-09-01
• Primary completion: 2013-06-01
• Completion: 2013-07-01
• First posted: 2011-11-01
• Last updated: 2014-03-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States