The Use of Pedometers as an Adjunctive Tool in a School-based Pediatric Weight Management Program

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center50 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is: * To validate the use of pedometers in assessing the level of physical activity in middle school children. * To evaluate whether setting a step goal through the use of pedometers could increase physical activity and prevent weight gain in middle school children.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

Goal-setting groupBEHAVIORAL

This intervention group will be advised to increase their daily steps by at least 20% gradually over 3 months

ControlBEHAVIORAL

The control group will be advised to continue to be physically active and record daily steps

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsMax age: 14 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All healthy 8th grade students at the Springboard Academy of the Milton Hershey School willing to participate in the study and whose parents give consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Any medical condition that prevents the child from walking during the 12 week study period. * Non-English speaking student.

Locations (1)

Penn State College of Medicine / Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Body mass index

BMI will be recorded

Time frame: 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

Daily step counts

Daily step count will be recorded

Time frame: 3 months

Survey questionnaire

Participants will be asked to fill out a survey

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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