Stanford GEMS phase 2 obesity prevention trial for low-income African-American girls: Design and sample baseline characteristics

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-69

  Robinson, Thomas N ^a   Kraemer, Helena C ^a   Matheson, Donna M ^a   Obarzanek, Eva ^b   Wilson, Darrell M ^a   Haskell, William L ^a   Pruitt, Leslie A ^a   Thompson, Nikko S ^a   Haydel, K Farish ^a   Fujimoto, Michelle ^a   Varady, Ann ^a   McCarthy, Sally ^a   Watanabe, Connie ^a   Killen, Joel D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Diet; Health disparities; Obesity prevention; Physical activity; Randomized controlled trial; Sedentary behavior; Television

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENCE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DANCING; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIPID DIET; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEVISION; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED STATES; VIDEOTAPE; WEIGHT GAIN;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; OBESITY; POVERTY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 36849072019     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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