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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01394705
Date of registration: 14/06/2011
Primary sponsor: Children's Hospital Boston
Public title: FITT Exercise Counseling With Interactive Accelerometry and Physical Activity in Adolescents at Increased Risk of Early Cardiovascular Disease: A Pilot Study
Scientific title: FITT Exercise Counseling With Interactive Accelerometry and Physical Activity in Adolescents at Increased Risk of Early Cardiovascular Disease: A Pilot Study
Date of first enrolment: June 2011
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01394705
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Health Services Research  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Tracy c Curran, MS
Address: 
Telephone: 617-355-5445
Email: tracy.curran@cardio.chboston.org
Affiliation: 
Name:   Tracy C Curran, MS
Address: 
Telephone: 617-355-5445
Email: tracy.curran@cardio.chboston.org
Affiliation: 
Name:   Tracy c Curran, MS
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients at increased risk of atherosclerosis based on lipid profiles (Total
Cholesterol > 199 mg/dL, High Density Lipoprotein < 40 mg/dL, LDL > 129 mg/dL, blood
pressure (Systolic Blood Pressure or Diastolic Blood Pressure > 90th percentile),
obesity (>85%Body Mass Index)

2. Ages 13-21 years

3. Reporting an average of less than 60 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous exercise
most (5) days of the week.

4. Regular access to the internet with the capacity to download the device

5. Commitment on the part of a parent to supervise internet access as part of this
protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Unable to exercise based on physician recommendations or medical conditions

2. Unable/unwilling to complete requirements of the research study including consent and
assent.

3. Not proficient in English



Age minimum: 13 Years
Age maximum: 21 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Coronary Artery Disease Risk High
Intervention(s)
Device: BodyMedia
Primary Outcome(s)
Increase Physical Activity [Time Frame: 3 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Improve risk factors [Time Frame: 3 months]
Secondary ID(s)
P00000416
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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