Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Dec 2003
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical TrialDesign, implementation, and quality control in the Pathways American-Indian multicenter trial.
Pathways was the first multicenter American-Indian school-based study to test the effectiveness of an obesity prevention program promoting healthy eating and physical activity. ⋯ The Pathways study results provide evidence demonstrating the role schools can play in public health promotion. Its study design and QC systems and procedures provide useful models for other similar school based multi- or single-site studies.
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Preventive medicine · Dec 2003
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialPathways curriculum and family interventions to promote healthful eating and physical activity in American Indian schoolchildren.
Pathways, a multisite school-based study aimed at promoting healthful eating and increasing physical activity, was a randomized field trial including 1704 American Indian third to fifth grade students from 41 schools (21 intervention, 20 controls) in seven American Indian communities. ⋯ A culturally appropriate school intervention can promote positive changes in knowledge, cultural identity, and self-reported healthful eating and physical activity in American Indian children and environmental change in school food service.