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

Condition	Intervention
Obesity Cardiovascular Diseases	Behavior: diet  Behavior: physical activity  Behavior: environment

Further Study Details: 

BACKGROUND: The dramatic increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity during the past two decades among adults in the United States 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: A group-randomized trial involving 20 elementary schools in Jefferson Parish public schools. Schools will be the unit of randomization, and ten 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 both changes at the iindividual level and at 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 intervetnion.

Ages Eligible for Study:  18 Years   -   70 Years,  Genders Eligible for Study:  Both

Criteria

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

Please refer to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov identifier  NCT00123500

Louisiana
      Tulane University, New Orleans,  Louisiana,  70112,  United States; Recruiting

Study ID Numbers:  234
Record last reviewed:  July 2005
Last Updated:  July 25, 2005
Record first received:  July 22, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:  NCT00123500
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-07-26