Study Details

Primary Care Treatment for Overweight Adolescent Females — SHINE

Victor J. Stevens, Principal Investigator
Njeri Karanja, John Pearson, Frances L. Lynch, Nancy A. Perrin, Co-Investigators

This lifestyle intervention study is tailored for gender and developmental stage and includes a behavioral intervention for teens, their parents, and their primary care providers. This study targets 14- to 17-year-old girls who have been identified as overweight at a primary care visit. These participants are randomly assigned to a control or intervention group for one year. The intervention consists of 20 contacts, including group meetings for adolescents and parents (separately), telephone sessions, and follow-up appointments with the teen’s primary care provider. In addition to examining the intervention’s effect on body mass index, this study is also examining the psychological and social effects of obesity.
Funding source: National Institute of Child Health and Development

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