Mentors in Motion: A Physical Activity Intervention for Obese Adolescents

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre34 enrolled

Overview

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

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

Behavior modificationBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 13 YearsMax age: 17 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 13-17 yo Able to participate in physical activity Exclusion Criteria: * On medications that could affect weight

Locations (1)

Montreal Children's Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Weight gain

Fitness

self esteem

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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