Project Diabetes: Weight Gain Prevention in Hispanic Girls (GEMAS Study)
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Obesity, Diet, Exercise, Behavioral Research
In brief
Over the past 30 years obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States (Ogden et al, 2006). While this epidemic affects all socioeconomic levels, certain racial/ethnic groups such as Hispanics, are disproportionately affected by obesity and diabetes. The age of onset of excess obesity in Hispanic females, formerly young adulthood, is now younger. Childhood obesity poses intermediate and long-term health risks, including: type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, elevated blood pressure, and metabolic syndrome. Although biological factors may influence a child's risk for becoming overweight, the home environment has been shown to be a predisposing and reinforcing contextual factor for unhealthy eating and exercise behaviors. Since parents are the primary transmitters of Hispanic cultural practices and significantly influence their children's diet and physical activity behaviors from preschool through high school, family-based weight-gain prevention interventions are likely to be effective. The goal of this implementation study is to contribute to the reduction of racial/ethnic disparities in obesity and risk of type 2 diabetes by tailoring a recently successful childhood obesity prevention program originally developed for African American girls to implement and evaluate with preadolescent Hispanic girls.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00797615
- Run by
- Vanderbilt University
- People needed
- 132
- Starts
- 2008-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2010-10-07
Who can join
Age: 8 and older, up to 10. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 8-10 year old Hispanic girls in Nashville
- The parent or guardian must identify the girl as Hispanic
- The parent or guardian must identify that the girl be at or above the 25th percentile of age- and sex-specific BMI based on the 2000 CDC growth charts or one parent/caregiver must have BMI>25 kg/m2.
You may not qualify if…
- Baseline girls' BMI>35
- Medical conditions and medications affecting growth
- Conditions limiting participation in the interventions (e.g., unable to participate in routine physical education classes in school)
- Conditions limiting participation in the assessments (e.g., two or more grades behind in school for reading and writing)
- Other criteria (e.g., inability or failure to provide informed consent).
Where it is running
- Progreso Community Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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