Diabetes Virtual Trek: Obesity and Diabetes Prevention Through Science Enrichment (DvtENERGY)

Colorado State University (CSU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity; Type 2 Diabetes

Treatments: Behavioral: DvtProgramENERGY; Behavioral: DvtProgram ENERGY

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00542113

R25RR020469 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

H 00-301H R25 015646

R25RR015646 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-to-home education program for it's ability to increase knowledge about, and ability to prevent type two diabetes in children and parents.

Full description

The study involved pre and post testing of parent's knowledge and behaviors relating to the prevention of type two diabetes, before and after a school based intervention designed to encourage school to home communication. Parents/Guardians and children, grades 2-6, from schools with high Hispanic enrollment during the 2001-2005 school year were used for both comparison and intervention groups.

Enrollment: 1,703 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 13 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Elementary school children in grade 2-6 in intervention or comparison classes/schools

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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1,703 participants in 3 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Parents of elementary school children in grades 2-6 participating in Program ENERGY -Intervention 1

Treatment:

Behavioral: DvtProgram ENERGY

Behavioral: DvtProgram ENERGY

2

Experimental group

Description:

Parents of elementary school children in grades 2-6 participating in Program ENERGY -Intervention 2

Treatment:

Behavioral: DvtProgram ENERGY

Behavioral: DvtProgram ENERGY

3

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Parents of elementary school children in grades 2-6 participating in Program ENERGY matched to the intervention groups

Treatment:

Behavioral: DvtProgramENERGY