Pilot-Testing a Family-Based Intervention to Improve Child Outcomes and Increase Family Activity

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Smoking, Overweight, Obesity

In brief

The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a family-based program to improve physical activity and tobacco outcomes in a small pilot of middle school students and their families.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01969760

Run by

Cassandra Stanton, PhD

People needed

18

Starts

2013-10-01

Expected to finish

2014-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-01-28

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 16. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Students aged 12-16 years
• Attending regular education classes at three urban DC public middle schools. -Students must currently reside with at least one parent or guardian who wishes to also participate in this study.
• Students and at least one guardian must be fluent in English

You may not qualify if…

• Adolescents, who are outside the study age range
• Patients/parents unable to speak/read English
• Are wards of the state
• Not attending regular education classes at the public middle schools -Furthermore, adolescents and guardians not assenting/consenting to be in the study will be excluded.

Where it is running

• Georgetown University Medical Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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