Education and Training
Sports to Prevent Obesity: Feasibility and Pilot RCT
The purpose of this study is to learn whether overweight children who participate in an after school sports program improve their health as much as overweight children in a more traditional health education program.
Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.
Stanford Investigator(s):
Intervention(s):
- behavioral: After school sports program
- behavioral: After school health education
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- In 4th or 5th grade of a participating school at time of enrollment
- BMI greater than or equal to the 85th percentile on the 2000 CDC growth charts
- Medical clearance obtained from primary care provider
Exclusion Criteria:
Our goal is to be inclusive as possible, however, children will not be eligible to
participate if they:
- have a condition that limits their participation in physical activity enough that they
are not able to participate in Physical Education at school (e.g. significant
structural heart disease)
- are pregnant
- have been diagnosed with a chronic illness that affects their growth and/or weight
(e.g., type 1 diabetes, hypothyroidism, inflammatory bowel disease)
- have taken systemic steroids (oral, intravenous, or intramuscular) for a period of
more than 21 days in the past year
- are taking other medications potentially affecting their growth and/or weight (e.g.
methylphenidate HCL)
- are unable to complete the informed consent process
Ages Eligible for Study
N/A - N/A
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Not currently accepting new patients for this trial
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Not Recruiting