Improving Bone Health in Adolescence Through Targeted Behavioral Intervention

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Conditions studied: Bone Development, Dietary Adequacy

In brief

School based educational intervention to educate on bone health among Hispanic, Asian or non-Hispanic white girls between 10-13 years with end points of knowledge gained, calcium intake and bone density in . The hypothesis was that the educational program would increase knowledge, improve dairy food and calcium consumption and enhance bone health in this population. A secondary hypothesis was that lactose maldigestion would be an impediment to improved dairy food consumption.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02202889

Run by

Purdue University

People needed

848

Starts

2000-09-01

Expected to finish

2004-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-07-29

Who can join

Age: 10 and older, up to 13. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Middle schools within one-hour driving time of one of the designated DXA measurement sites were eligible to participate in ACT if their student population had a higher proportion of Asian or Hispanic students than the respective state's average. - Girls recruited for evaluation measures were limited to those being at least 75% Asian, Hispanic or non-Hispanic White based on the race/ethnicity of their biological parents.

Where it is running

• Purdue University — West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

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