BOUNCE to Health: A Healthy Lifestyle Program
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Childhood Obesity, Obesity, Physical Activity, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Behavior
In brief
The primary purpose of the BOUNCE study is to assess the effectiveness of a four-week family-based healthy lifestyle summer program in reducing adiposity indicators in Hispanic and African American girls and boys (ages 9-14 years old).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03925012
- Run by
- University of Houston
- People needed
- 720
- Starts
- 2016-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2022-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-05-01
Who can join
Age: 9 and older, up to 14. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Both parental guardians (mother and father) and target child must be of Hispanic or African American descent
- Child must be between the ages of 9-14 years
- Child must be overweight/obese as defined by a body mass index percentile for age- gender specific between the 85th-100th percentile
- Child must have no physical disability or medical conditions that interfere with their participation in an exercise program
- Children must have no extensive diet restrictions that would hinder their participation in the BOUNCE nutrition component (e.g., unable to eat solid foods)
- All children will be required to submit evidence of a medical examination conducted by a health professional
- Parental guardians and child must be available to participate for the duration of the BOUNCE summer
You may not qualify if…
- Child and parental guardians are not Hispanic or African American
- Child is not between the ages of 9-14 years
- Child is underweight or normal weight (BMI < 85 percentile) or are morbidly obese (BMI > 100 percentile)
- Child or mother are pregnant or physically unable to participate
- Child has extensive diet restrictions that would hinder their participation in the BOUNCE nutrition component (e.g., unable to eat solid foods)
- Child does not have submitted evidence of a medical examination conducted by a health professional
- Note: We will encourage both maternal and paternal guardians to participate in the measurements and interventions. However, if the paternal guardian refuses to participate or there is no father figure present in the family, maternal guardian-child pairs will be still eligible to participate in this study. If the children are of mixed race, but identify themselves as Hispanic or African American and at least one of their parents is either Hispanic or African American, they will be still eligible to participate.
Where it is running
- University of Houston — Houston, Texas, United States
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