Rationale and study protocol for the 'Active Teen Leaders Avoiding Screen-time' (ATLAS) group randomized controlled trial: An obesity prevention intervention for adolescent boys from schools in low-income communities

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 106-119

  Smith, Jordan J ^a   Morgan, Philip J ^a   Plotnikoff, Ronald C ^a   Dally, Kerry A ^a   Salmon, Jo ^b   Okely, Anthony D ^c   Finn, Tara L ^a   Babic, Mark J ^a   Skinner, Geoff ^d   Lubans, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Boys; Disadvantaged; Intervention; Obesity prevention; Physical activity; Randomized controlled trial; School based; Screen time

Indexed keywords

SWEETENING AGENT;

ACTIVE TEEN LEADERS AVOIDING SCREEN TIME; ADOLESCENCE; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEVERAGE; BIOENERGY; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; EQUIPMENT; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMPEDANCE; LEADERSHIP; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; OBESITY; PATHOLOGICAL VIDEO GAMING; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PUSH UP; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF MONITORING; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; SPORT; TEACHER; TRAINING; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; WELLBEING;

ACTIVE TEEN LEADERS AVOIDING SCREEN-TIME; ADOLESCENTS; ATLAS; BMI; BODY MASS INDEX; BOYS; DISADVANTAGED; ICC; INTERVENTION; INTRACLASS CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; MODERATE-TO-VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; MVPA; OBESITY PREVENTION; PALS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEADERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RCT; SCHOOL-BASED; SCHOOLS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION SURVEY; SCREEN-TIME; SCT; SDT; SEIFA; SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY; SES; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDEXES FOR AREAS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; SPANS;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW SOUTH WALES; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POVERTY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84890394878     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2013.11.008     Document Type: Article

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