Impact of Non-Commercialism Policy in Seattle Schools

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Procedure: reducing exposure to marketing pressures

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: NIH

Identifiers

NCT00063700

INCPSS (completed)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This pilot study on the impact of a non-commercialism policy in Seattle schools will assess and evaluate obesity-related health outcomes of a real-life policy decision, recently voted on and adopted by the Seattle School Board. The policy reduces the exposure to advertising and other marketing pressures, including those from commercial food vendors.

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

no restrictions