Girls Health Enrichment Multi-Site Studies (GEMS) - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Information provided by:	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00000615

Purpose

To develop and test interventions to prevent obesity by decreasing weight gain during the high-risk transitional period from pre-puberty to puberty in African-American girls who are at high risk for developing obesity.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases Obesity	Behavioral: diet, reducing	Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Heart Disease in Women Heart Diseases Obesity Obesity in Children Weight Control

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention

Further study details as provided by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI):

Study Start Date:	August 1999
Estimated Study Completion Date:	November 2006

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Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	8 Years to 10 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

African-American girls, age 8-10 years.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00000615

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Investigators

Investigator:	Tom Baronowski	Baylor College of Medicine
Investigator:	Robert Klesges	University of Memphis
Investigator:	Thomas Robinson	Stanford University
Investigator:	James Rochon	George Washington University
Investigator:	Mary Story	University of Minnesota

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Publications:

Matheson DM, Hanson KA, McDonald TE, Robinson TN. Validity of children's food portion estimates: a comparison of 2 measurement aids. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002 Sep;156(9):867-71.

Ford BS, McDonald TE, Owens AS, Robinson TN. Primary care interventions to reduce television viewing in African-American children. Am J Prev Med. 2002 Feb;22(2):106-9.

Robinson TN. Television viewing and childhood obesity. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2001 Aug;48(4):1017-25. Review.

Kumanyika SK, Obarzanek E, Robinson TN, Beech BM. Phase 1 of the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS): conclusion. Ethn Dis. 2003 Winter;13(1 Suppl 1):S88-91.

Story M, Sherwood NE, Obarzanek E, Beech BM, Baranowski JC, Thompson NS, Owens AS, Mitchell M, Rochon J. Recruitment of African-American pre-adolescent girls into an obesity prevention trial: the GEMS pilot studies. Ethn Dis. 2003 Winter;13(1 Suppl 1):S78-87.

Kumanyika SK, Story M, Beech BM, Sherwood NE, Baranowski JC, Powell TM, Cullen KW, Owens AS. Collaborative planning for formative assessment and cultural appropriateness in the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS): a retrospection. Ethn Dis. 2003 Winter;13(1 Suppl 1):S15-29.

Obarzanek E, Pratt CA. Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS): new approaches to obesity prevention among young African-American girls. Ethn Dis. 2003 Winter;13(1 Suppl 1):S1-5.

Treuth MS, Sherwood NE, Butte NF, McClanahan B, Obarzanek E, Zhou A, Ayers C, Adolph A, Jordan J, Jacobs DR, Rochon J. Validity and reliability of activity measures in African-American girls for GEMS. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2003 Mar;35(3):532-9.

Baranowski T, Baranowski JC, Cullen KW, Thompson DI, Nicklas T, Zakeri IE, Rochon J. The Fun, Food, and Fitness Project (FFFP): the Baylor GEMS pilot study. Ethn Dis. 2003 Winter;13(1 Suppl 1):S30-9.

Rochon J, Klesges RC, Story M, Robinson TN, Baranowski T, Obarzanek E, Mitchell M. Common design elements of the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS). Ethn Dis. 2003 Winter;13(1 Suppl 1):S6-14.

Story M, Sherwood NE, Himes JH, Davis M, Jacobs DR Jr, Cartwright Y, Smyth M, Rochon J. An after-school obesity prevention program for African-American girls: the Minnesota GEMS pilot study. Ethn Dis. 2003 Winter;13(1 Suppl 1):S54-64.

Sherwood NE, Taylor WC, Treuth M, Klesges LM, Baranowski T, Zhou A, Pratt C, McClanahan B, Robinson TN, Pruitt L, Miller W. Measurement characteristics of activity-related psychosocial measures in 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls in the Girls Health Enrichment Multisite Study (GEMS). Prev Med. 2004 May;38 Suppl:S60-8.

Treuth MS, Sherwood NE, Baranowski T, Butte NF, Jacobs DR Jr, McClanahan B, Gao S, Rochon J, Zhou A, Robinson TN, Pruitt L, Haskell W, Obarzanek E. Physical activity self-report and accelerometry measures from the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies. Prev Med. 2004 May;38 Suppl:S43-9.

Taylor WC, Baranowski T, Klesges LM, Ey S, Pratt C, Rochon J, Zhou A. Psychometric properties of optimism and pessimism: results from the Girls' Health Enrichment Multisite Studies. Prev Med. 2004 May;38 Suppl:S69-77.

Cullen KW, Watson K, Himes JH, Baranowski T, Rochon J, Waclawiw M, Sun W, Stevens M, Slawson DL, Matheson D, Robinson TN. Evaluation of quality control procedures for 24-h dietary recalls: results from the Girls Health Enrichment Multisite Studies. Prev Med. 2004 May;38 Suppl:S14-23.

Klesges LM, Baranowski T, Beech B, Cullen K, Murray DM, Rochon J, Pratt C. Social desirability bias in self-reported dietary, physical activity and weight concerns measures in 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls: results from the Girls Health Enrichment Multisite Studies (GEMS). Prev Med. 2004 May;38 Suppl:S78-87.

Sherwood NE, Beech BM, Klesges LM, Story M, Killen J, McDonald T, Robinson TN, Pratt C, Zhou A, Cullen K, Baranowski J. Measurement characteristics of weight concern and dieting measures in 8-10-year-old African-American girls from GEMS pilot studies. Prev Med. 2004 May;38 Suppl:S50-9.

Cullen KW, Klesges LM, Sherwood NE, Baranowski T, Beech B, Pratt C, Zhou A, Rochon J. Measurement characteristics of diet-related psychosocial questionnaires among African-American parents and their 8- to 10-year-old daughters: results from the Girls' health Enrichment Multi-site Studies. Prev Med. 2004 May;38 Suppl:S34-42.

Cullen KW, Himes JH, Baranowski T, Pettit J, Stevens M, Slawson DL, Obarzanek E, Murtaugh M, Matheson D, Sun W, Rochon J. Validity and reliability of a behavior-based food coding system for measuring fruit, 100% fruit juice, vegetable, and sweetened beverage consumption: results from the Girls Health Enrichment Multisite Studies. Prev Med. 2004 May;38 Suppl:S24-33.

Baranowski T, Klesges LM, Cullen KW, Himes JH. Measurement of outcomes, mediators, and moderators in behavioral obesity prevention research. Prev Med. 2004 May;38 Suppl:S1-13. Review.

Himes JH, Obarzanek E, Baranowski T, Wilson DM, Rochon J, McClanahan BS. Early sexual maturation, body composition, and obesity in African-American girls. Obes Res. 2004 Sep;12 Suppl:64S-72S.

Adkins S, Sherwood NE, Story M, Davis M. Physical activity among African-American girls: the role of parents and the home environment. Obes Res. 2004 Sep;12 Suppl:38S-45S.

Beech BM, Kumanyika SK, Baranowski T, Davis M, Robinson TN, Sherwood NE, Taylor WC, Relyea G, Zhou A, Pratt C, Owens A, Thompson NS. Parental cultural perspectives in relation to weight-related behaviors and concerns of African-American girls. Obes Res. 2004 Sep;12 Suppl:7S-19S.

Story M, Sherwood NE, Obarzanek E. Correlates of BMI, Body Fat, Dietary Intake, and Physical Activity among 8- to 10-Year-Old African-American Girls: Girls Health Enrichment Multisite Studies Phase 1. Obes Res. 2004 Sep;12 Suppl 1:1S-2S. No abstract available.

Study ID Numbers:	118
Study First Received:	October 27, 1999
Last Updated:	October 2, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00000615
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms
Obesity
Heart Diseases

Nutrition Disorders
Overweight
Overnutrition

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009