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School Nurse-directed Secondary Obesity Prevention for Elementary School Children
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating SNAPSHOT (Student, Nurses and Parents Seeking Healthy Options Together) and Mailed monthly newsletters for Overweight and Obesity. Completed, enrolled 264 participants across 3 sites.
Detailed Summary
Primary Aim: To test the efficacy of an elementary school-based, school nurse-led weight management program to reduce excess weight gain among children, 8 to 12 years old who are overweight and at risk of overweight by increasing healthy dietary practices and physical activity levels and decreasing sedentary practices. Primary Hypothesis: Relative to the control condition, the children receiving the intervention will have a significantly lower body mass index (BMI), following implementation of the 9-month intervention, controlling for baseline values.
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attention control condition after school weight management program
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