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CompletedNCT00065039Updated Jan 13, 2010

Wise Mind: Environmental Approach for Obesity Prevention

A Phase 1 interventional study of Promotion of a healthy diet and physical activity and Avoidance of Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco in Healthy, sponsored by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Completed at 1 site in United States. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2010-01-13.

Sponsored by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) · Phase 1, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,000
Allocation
Randomized
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study will be conducted in four Catholic schools with children enrolled in Grades 2 through 6. Girls and boys and children of all racial types are eligible for participation in the study. We anticipate that approximately 1,000 to 1200 children will volunteer for the study. We request enrollment of 1200 children. To participate, parents must grant written consent and the child must assent by signing a consent form that is attached. Two of the four schools that volunteer for participation in the study and are approved by the research team, will be randomly assigned to a health promotion program called "Wise Mind for Diet and Physical Activity. The other two schools will be randomly assigned to a program called "Wise Mind for Avoidance of Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco." Students will receive the program in the school that they attend. They will not be allowed to select one of the programs and will receive only one program, i.e., the program in their school. Both health promotion programs will last for two academic years. Each year, every child that is a research participant will be tested on two occasions, once during the first two months of school (Sept and Oct), and once during the last two months of school (March and April). Testing will not be conducted during May in order to avoid interference with school activities at the end of the academic year. All children (in all four schools) will have the same testing. The testing will involve confidential measurement of eating habits, food intake, physical activity habits, attitudes about alcohol, drugs, and tobacco, body weight and height, body fatness, body image, mood, and self-esteem. The measurement techniques that will be used for this measurement will include: questionnaires, weighing, measurement of height, and photography of foods before and after eating. All measurements will be confidential and will not be released to anyone that is not involved in the management of the study, including school personnel. The total time requirement for each testing period is expected to be approximately three hours, spread over four testing periods during a two-week period. The testing periods will be conducted in conjunction with school administrators and will not be scheduled to conflict with important school activities, classes, or academic tests. A Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) will be organized to provide oversight for the conduct of the study.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy
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In context

Lead sponsor

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) is the lead sponsor of 529 studies on the registry; 54 are open to participants now.

Of its 79 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 50 (63%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Eligibility criteria

  • Must be a student in one of the four catholic schools in Baton Rouge that have elected to participate in the study.
  • Must be in the second through sixth grade at the start of the study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
1,000 participants (estimated)

Interventions

  • BehavioralPromotion of a healthy diet and physical activity
  • BehavioralAvoidance of Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco
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Study locations

1 site
  • Pennington Biomedical Research Center
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Williamson DA, Han H, Johnson WD, Martin CK, Newton RL Jr. Modification of the school cafeteria environment can impact childhood nutrition. Results from the Wise Mind and LA Health studies. Appetite. 2013 Feb;61(1):77-84. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.11.002. Epub 2012 Nov 12. PubMed 23154216 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 13, 2010, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00065039
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
First posted
Jul 18, 2003
Start date
Apr 2003
Last update
Jan 13, 2010
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