MIM: Mentors in Motion: A Physical Activity Intervention for Obese Adolescents

• Sponsor: McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT00475163
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 34
• Location: 1
• Duration (Months): 42
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 0.8

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

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

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Obesity	Behavioral: Behavior modification	N/A

Detailed Description

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 Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 34 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Official Title: Mentors in Motion: A Physical Activity Intervention for Obese Adolescents
• Study Start Date: Nov 1, 2004
• Actual Primary Completion Date: May 1, 2008
• Actual Study Completion Date: May 1, 2008

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Weight gain []

2. Fitness []

3. self esteem []

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 13 Years to 17 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• 13-17 yo Able to participate in physical activity

Exclusion Criteria:

• On medications that could affect weight

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Montreal Children's Hospital	Montreal	Quebec	Canada	H3H 1P3

Sponsors and Collaborators

• McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Laurent Legault, MD, Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00475163
• Other Study ID Numbers: PED-04-018
• First Posted: May 21, 2007
• Last Update Posted: Mar 4, 2009
• Last Verified: Mar 1, 2009

• Keywords provided by , ,: Obesity; Mentoring; Fitness; Self-esteem
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Obesity

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 4, 2009