Mentors in Motion: A Physical Activity Intervention for Obese Adolescents

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00475163

Acronym

MIM

Enrollment

Registered

2007-05-21

Start date

2004-11-30

Completion date

2008-05-31

Last updated

2009-03-04

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Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

Obesity, Mentoring, Fitness, Self-esteem

Brief summary

Assesing the impact of mentoring on the lifestyle choices of adolescents who are overweight

Detailed description

Randomized controlled trial of the impact of weekly contacts with mentors to improve physical activity pattern, self esteem, and weight loss in obese teenagers over a 6 month period.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALBehavior modification

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

13 Years to 17 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 13-17 yo Able to participate in physical activity

Exclusion criteria

* On medications that could affect weight

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Weight gain	—
Fitness	—
self esteem	—

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026