Healthy Futures Project: A Community Based Obesity Prevention Program (SWITCH)

National Institute on Media and the Family

Status and phase

Completed

Early Phase 1

Conditions

Overweight

Obesity

Treatments

Behavioral: Switch active lifestyles from MediaWise

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Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00685555

NIMF-1300-05

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research is to increase community awareness about the relationship between physical activity, screen time, and nutrition and how these factors influence healthy weight management.

The problem of obesity is at epidemic proportions and has become the most important public health problem confronting the United States today. Of greatest concern is the 300% increase in obesity rates among children and youth over the past twenty years. Childhood obesity is a precursor of adult obesity.

Full description

The Switch™ Program is a unique community and family-based behavior change initiative that helps motivate children to change three critical health behaviors that are risk factors for childhood overweight and obesity. Through community education, family-based strategies and partnerships with schools, 3rd, 4th and 5th graders are encouraged to: Switch what you Do™ Switch what you View™ Switch what you Chew™.

Enrollment

1,300 patients

Sex

All

Ages

8 to 13 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All children in 3-5 grades who provide parental consent and child assent will be eligible to participate in the project.

Exclusion criteria

Participants who meet the following exclusion criteria will not be considered for participation.
Do not provide consent
unable or unwilling to adhere to project procedures