Preventing Osteoporosis in Adolescent Girls

Status unconfirmed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Osteoporosis

In brief

Physical activity in adolescents is an important part of bone health. Good bone health in adolescents can decrease the risk of osteoporosis. This study will evaluate a program designed to increase the level of physical activity in adolescent girls.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00069173

Run by

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

People needed

250

Starts

2000-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2005-06-24

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 17. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Entering the 10th or 11th grade
• Participating in fewer then three vigorous activity sessions per week lasting 20 minutes or more or fewer than five moderate activity sessions per week lasting 30 minutes or more
• At or below the 75 percentile for age- and gender-specific cardiovascular fitness
• Past the age of first menstrual cycle

You may not qualify if…

• Health problems that would preclude participation in regular exercise

Where it is running

• University of California at Irvine — Irvine, California, United States (enrolling)

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