Nutrition and Soccer for Pediatric Overweight and Obesity

Leach Chiropractic Clinic22 enrolled

Overview

This study will examine whether two months of youth soccer, combined with a single brief behavioral/nutritional intervention, can reduce BMI in 5th grade overweight or obese females.

Female overweight and obese public school students will be recruited during the summer of 2006 based on FitnessGram testing done by graduate students at MSU during their prior (4th grade) school year. After receiving informed consent from parent/child, the subjects will be checked for height/weight and other screening criteria, then exposed to 2005 My Pyramid for Kids, "Tips for Families" information, and watch a short 8 minute DVD that discusses the importance of exercise and fitness by way of interviewing two club level female soccer players of equivalent age. Subjects will then be randomly assigned to fall youth soccer in Starkville, or spring youth soccer, after first phase data collection occurs in November, 2006.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Obesity Overweight

Interventions

Youth SoccerPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 9 YearsMax age: 12 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * obese or overweight 4th grade public school student in Starkville Exclusion Criteria: * unable to run or physical disease or disability

Locations (1)

Leach Chiropractic Clinic, Inc.

Starkville, Mississippi, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

BMI

Time frame: 5 months

Secondary Outcomes

My Tips for Families Quiz

Time frame: 5 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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