Achieving Energy Balance in Post Partum Teens

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Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

This proposal will test Balance Adolescent Lifestyle Activities and Nutrition Choices for Energy (BALANCE), a multilevel intervention administered through Parents as Teachers (PAT) and designed to reduce overweight in postpartum teens. The intervention will focus on the replacement of 'obesogenic' patterns (such as high soda intake, excess portion size, and sedentary activity) with 'energy' patterns (such as water consumption, appropriate portion size, and walking).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01617486

Run by

Washington University School of Medicine

People needed

1325

Starts

2007-01-01

Expected to finish

2009-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-06-12

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 20. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• between 12 to 20 years of age
• less than 1 year post partum
• current participant in Parents as Teachers

You may not qualify if…

• currently pregnant

Where it is running

• Washington University in St. Louis — St Louis, Missouri, United States

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