School-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among Adolescent Females

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases, Obesity

In brief

Physical inactivity is a major public health problem in the United States. Research has shown that physical activity levels decline during adolescence, and the decline is greater in females than males. The purpose of this study is to evaluate a life-skills oriented physical activity intervention at increasing activity levels and decreasing cardiovascular risk factors in adolescent females.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00296101

Run by

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

People needed

300

Starts

2000-02-01

Expected to finish

2005-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-08-08

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 15. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Enrolled in 9th grade at the participating high school in Baltimore, Maryland

You may not qualify if…

• Has a chronic medical disorder
• Currently taking medications that affect the cardiovascular or metabolic systems (e.g., beta adrenergic blockers)
• Excused from the State of Maryland's PE requirement
• Planning on leaving the area prior to the end of the study
• Has a sibling enrolled in the study
• Pregnant or breast-feeding

Where it is running

• University of Maryland — College Park, Maryland, United States

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