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| Sponsor: | Colorado State University |
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| Collaborators: |
Poudre School District, Fort Collins, CO Montezuma-Cortez School District, Cortez, CO |
| Information provided by: | Colorado State University |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00542113 |
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-to-home education program for it's ability to increase knowledge about, and ability to prevent type two diabetes in children and parents.
| Condition | Intervention |
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Type 2 Diabetes Obesity |
Behavioral: DvtProgram ENERGY Behavioral: DvtProgramENERGY |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Prevention, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
| Official Title: | Diabetes Virtual Trek Prevention: Obesity and Diabetes Prevention Through Science Enrichment |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 500 |
| Study Start Date: | September 2001 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2009 |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: Experimental
Parents of elementary school children in grades 2-6 participating in Program ENERGY -Intervention 1
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Behavioral: DvtProgram ENERGY
6 - weekly or biweekly newsletters about diabetes and its prevention and family challenges sent home with children
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2: Experimental
Parents of elementary school children in grades 2-6 participating in Program ENERGY -Intervention 2
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Behavioral: DvtProgram ENERGY
11 - weekly or biweekly newsletters about diabetes and its prevention and family challenges sent home with children
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3: Sham Comparator
Parents of elementary school children in grades 2-6 participating in Program ENERGY matched to the intervention groups
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Behavioral: DvtProgramENERGY
Children participating in Program ENERGY but no newsletters or family challenges sent home to parents
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The study involved pre and post testing of parent's knowledge and behaviors relating to the prevention of type two diabetes, before and after a school based intervention designed to encourage school to home communication. Parents/Guardians and children, grades 2-6, from schools with high Hispanic enrollment during the 2001-2005 school year were used for both comparison and intervention groups.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 6 Years to 13 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations| Contact: L. Arthur Campfield, PhD | 970-491-3482 | campfield@cahs.colostate.edu |
| Contact: Francoise J Smith, MS | 970-491-7889 | fsmith@cahs.colostate.edu |
| United States, Colorado | |
| Putnam, Tavelli, Bennett and Dunn Elementary Schools | Recruiting |
| Fort Collins, Colorado, United States, 80524 | |
| Principal Investigator: L. Arthur Campfield, PhD | |
| Montezuma-Cortez School District | Recruiting |
| Cortez, Colorado, United States, 81321 | |
| Principal Investigator: L. Arthur Campfield, PhD | |
| Principal Investigator: | L. Arthur Campfield, PhD | Colorado State University |
More Information
| Study ID Numbers: | H 00-301H R25 015646, R25 RR 015646, R25 RR 020469 |
| Study First Received: | October 9, 2007 |
| Last Updated: | October 9, 2007 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00542113 History of Changes |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
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Parental Parents Prevention Energy balance |
Glucose regulation Healthy lifestyles Healthy families Active living |
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Body Weight Signs and Symptoms Obesity Metabolic Diseases Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
Nutrition Disorders Endocrine System Diseases Overweight Overnutrition Glucose Metabolism Disorders |
