Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
Obesity, Physical activity, Adolescents, Exercise counseling intervention
Brief summary
Exercise consultation, an intervention approach based on the transtheoretical model has been successful in promoting physical activity (PA) among adults. It is unknown whether this approach would be efficacious with youth. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess whether exercise consultation would increase PA levels and improve anthropometric measures and metabolic markers in obese adolescents.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALreview of Canada's Physical Activity Guide for Youth
The contents of the exercise booklet was reviewed with each participant of the control group by the research fellow. Health Canada's Canada's Physical Activity Guide for Youth was used for the exercise booklet
BEHAVIORALExercise consultation
The exercise consultation consisted of a one-to-one discussion designed to educate the participant, strengthen his/her motivation and develop realistic goals and strategies to promote physical activity based on the patient's stage of change. The consultation was based upon the standardized protocol previously published by Loughlan and Mutrie. The Consultation Guidelines describe the 5 steps involved in an exercise consultation, including: 1) discussing current & past activities; 2) reviewing the pros & cons of exercising; 3) discussing the barriers to exercising and strategies for overcoming them; 4) determining the social support available to the patient; and finally, 5) setting realistic, attainable short term and long term goals to enhance physical activity.
Sponsors
St. Justine's Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adolescents * BMI greater than or equal to the 95th percentile for age (2000 CDC growth charts)
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnancy * Underlying medical condition, physical or cognitive disability that will impair individual's ability to participate in physical activity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Physical activity counts per minute (accelerometer data) | At baseline and at 3 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lipids | At baseline and at 3 months |
| Glucose | At baseline and at 3 months |
| Stage of change | At baseline and at 3 months |
| Blood pressure | At baseline and at 3 months |
| Anthropometric mesures (height, weight, waist circumference, hip circumference) | At baseline and at 3 months |
| Insulin | At baseline and at 3 months |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed