PACE+: Counseling Adolescents for Exercise and Nutrition

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Dietary Modification, Physical Activity

In brief

PACE+ was developed to address the increased number of adolescents in our country that are at risk for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other diseases due to inactivity, obesity, and malnourishment. PACE+ will evaluate the efficacy of an integrated clinical and home-based intervention to improve physical activity and nutrition behaviors in adolescents ages 11-15 over a period of 2 years. This study is unique in that it will be one of the first to evaluate a combined physical activity and nutrition intervention for youth that revolves around the primary health care setting. The PACE+ intervention is particularly innovative in that three components - computer, provider counseling, and an extended home-based intervention - are unified through a common theoretical framework.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01657422

Run by

University of California, San Diego

People needed

819

Starts

2000-08-01

Expected to finish

2006-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-08-06

Who can join

Age: 11 and older, up to 15. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects must be in good general health and have the ability to read and speak English.

You may not qualify if…

• A known eating disorder,
• pregnancy,
• any cardiovascular or musculoskeletal problems that would limit their ability to comply with physical activity recommendations, and
• being in foster care (due to difficulty in obtaining follow-up measures).

Where it is running

• University of California, San Diego — La Jolla, California, United States
• San Diego State University Foundation — San Diego, California, United States

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