Vikings Fitness Playbook: A Family Based Lifestyle Modification Program for Overweight and Obese Youth

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Conditions studied: Overweight, Obesity

In brief

Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) are prone to develop obesity and are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes compared to the general pediatric population. Few lifestyle modification trials have been conducted in overweight/obese CCS and it is unclear whether CCS respond similarly to lifestyle modification compared to overweight/obese individuals who have not had cancer (non-CCS). We propose a 3-year pilot study that will enroll separate cohorts of overweight/obese CCS and overweight/obese non-CCS every September into a family-based lifestyle modification program consisting of weekly sessions at the University of Minnesota. The goal of the program will be to facilitate improved physical fitness, weight management, heart health, and quality of life.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01442415

Run by

University of Minnesota

People needed

10

Starts

2011-10-01

Expected to finish

2012-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-10-24

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 16. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Survivor of childhood cancer for ≥5 years (N = 24) and no history of childhood cancer (N = 24)
• Age 8-16 years old at the time of consent
• BMI ≥ 85th percentile or waist circumference ≥ 85th percentile for age and gender

You may not qualify if…

• Exercise/physical activity contraindicated
• Initiation of a new drug therapy within the past 30 days prior to study commencement
• Current (within 3 months of study commencement) use of weight loss medication(s)
• History of weight loss surgery
• Obesity from a genetic cause (e.g., Prader-Willi)
• Central nervous system injury or severe neurological impairment
• Known systolic or diastolic dysfunction or heart failure

Where it is running

• University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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