Obesity
Conditions
Brief summary
This proposal will test Balance Adolescent Lifestyle Activities and Nutrition Choices for Energy (BALANCE), a multilevel intervention administered through Parents as Teachers (PAT) and designed to reduce overweight in postpartum teens. The intervention will focus on the replacement of 'obesogenic' patterns (such as high soda intake, excess portion size, and sedentary activity) with 'energy' patterns (such as water consumption, appropriate portion size, and walking).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBALANCE
The intervention will focus on the replacement of 'obesogenic' patterns (such as high soda intake, excess portion size, and sedentary activity) with 'energy' patterns (such as water consumption, appropriate portion size, and walking).
Sponsors
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Washington University School of Medicine
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
12 Years to 20 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* between 12 to 20 years of age * less than 1 year post partum * current participant in Parents as Teachers
Exclusion criteria
* currently pregnant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BMI change at 6 month post assessment | Baseline and 6 month post assessment | Postpartum adolescents in the intervention group who are at risk for overweight (85th-94th percentile BMI) or are overweight (equal to or greater than the 95th percentile) at baseline will have a change in BMI with a lower absolute BMI at 6 month post assessment than those in the control group |
| BMI change at 1 year post assessment | Baseline to 1 year post assessment | Postpartum adolescents in the intervention group who are at risk for overweight (85th-94th percentile BMI) or are overweight (equal to or greater than the 95th percentile) at baseline will have a change in BMI with a lower absolute BMI at the 1 year post assessment than those in the control group |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| reduce caloric intake | baseline and 6 month post test | Our secondary hypotheses are that at the conclusion of the study (6 month post assessment) when compared to the control group, there will be a significantly greater proportion of postpartum adolescents in the intervention group who reduce caloric intake. |
| Engage in moderate intensity walking | Baseline and 6 month Post test | Our secondary hypotheses are that at the conclusion of the study (6 month post assessment) when compared to the control group, there will be a significantly greater proportion of postpartum adolescents in the intervention group who increase moderate intensity walking. |
| Improve their knowledge of energy patterns | Baseline and 6 month Post test | Our secondary hypotheses are that at the conclusion of the study (6 month post assessment) when compared to the control group, there will be a significantly greater proportion of postpartum adolescents in the intervention group who improve their knowledge of energy patterns. |
| Increase frequency of performance of energy patterns | Baseline and 6 month post test | Our secondary hypotheses are that at the conclusion of the study (6 month post assessment) when compared to the control group, there will be a significantly greater proportion of postpartum adolescents in the intervention group who increase frequency of performance of energy patterns. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed