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NCT Number: NCT00123500

Wellness Program for Elementary School Personnel

The goal of the project is to develop, implement, and evaluate, through a randomized controlled trial at a worksite, an intervention to promote increased physical activity behavior and healthier eating behavior to reduce overweight and obesity among elementary school personnel.

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Key information

Conditions

Obesity Body Weight Cardiovascular Diseases Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Tulane University

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States

About this study

BACKGROUND:

The dramatic increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults in the United States during the past two decades is related to increased cardiovascular disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. With 63.9% of working-age adults employed, worksites are targets for prevention and intervention programs to control overweight and obesity. Worksite interventions have the potential to reach a large number of individuals in a common and shared environment.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

This is a group-randomized trial involving 20 elementary schools in Jefferson Parish public schools. Schools will be the unit of randomization; 10 schools will be randomly allocated to implement the intervention, and 10 schools will serve as controls. The primary aim of the program is to reduce mean body weight. Secondary aims relate to changes at both the individual level and the environmental level. The intervention will address the two major determinants of overweight and obesity: physical activity and diet. A School Wellness Committee at each site will be instrumental in identifying and implementing components of the intervention.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy adults with no contraindications to participating in an intervention to improve eating and exercise behaviors
  • Healthy adults with no contraindications to participating in any of the measurement procedures

Exclusion criteria

  • Inability to participate in routine physical activity

Treatment and study plan

Diet

Behavioral

Diet

Physical activity

Behavioral

Physical Activity

Environment

Behavioral

Environment

Control Group

Other

Control Group

Primary outcomes

  1. Body mass index (BMI)

    Time frame: Measured at the end of the second year of intervention

Secondary outcomes

  1. 24-hour dietary recall

    Time frame: Measured at baseline (Fall 2006) and follow-up (Fall 2008)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Other

Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Registry information

Official study title

ACTION! Wellness Program for Elementary School Personnel

Important dates

Study start
2004
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Jul 25, 2005
Registry last updated
Mar 28, 2017

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