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Intervention for Childhood Obesity (BOUNCE Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Led By Norma Olvera, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Houston
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up pre & post intervention at week 4
Awards & highlights

BOUNCE Trial Summary

This trial will test whether a 4-week healthy lifestyle program can reduce weight and fat in Hispanic and African American kids.

Eligible Conditions
  • Childhood Obesity
  • Physical Activity
  • Health Literacy
  • Health Behaviors
  • Obesity

BOUNCE Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~pre & post intervention at week 4
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and pre & post intervention at week 4 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Anthropometric Change in Abdominal Fat
Anthropometric Change in Hip Circumference
Change in Percent Body Fat
Secondary outcome measures
Fried Food Consumption
Physical Activity
Sweetened Drinks

BOUNCE Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Child participants will attend the healthy lifestyle summer program for 4 weeks, five days per week. The summer intervention will include daily one-hour nutrition education, one-hour behavioral counseling, and 3 one-hour exercise sessions. These physical activities include flexibility, games, traditional fitness, and dancing. Counseling and school psychology students, registered dietitian/nutrition educators, and fitness specialists will lead the respective sessions. Parental guardians will participate in a two-hour weekly parental sessions that involve: 1)nutrition education with cooking demonstrations of healthy recipes; 2)behavioral counseling to learn effective parenting strategies on how to support their child's healthy nutrition and exercise habits and goals; and 3)exercise sessions where parents will engage in different physical activities and will receive fitness tips on how to promote an active lifestyle for the entire family.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Intervention
2011
Completed Phase 4
~73780

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Who is running the clinical trial?

United Health FoundationUNKNOWN
2 Previous Clinical Trials
3,002 Total Patients Enrolled
University of HoustonLead Sponsor
147 Previous Clinical Trials
46,832 Total Patients Enrolled
Norma Olvera, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Houston

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
BOUNCE to Health: A Healthy Lifestyle Program
Norma Olvera 2016. "BOUNCE to Health: A Healthy Lifestyle Program". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03925012.
~82 spots leftby Apr 2025
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