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Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children

Protocol ID

06-087

Protocol Description

This study is a multicenter effort to examine pre-diabetic risk factors and obesity in a group of NYC middle school students and to investigate their response to a 3 month, supervised nutrition education and exercise program. Approval for this study has been granted by the New York City  Board of Education, and by Middle School 74 (MS 74) in Queens.

Eligibility Criteria

All students in Middle School 74, grades 6-8, will be invited to participate via letters sent to the home, as well as an open forum for students & parents held at the school. It is anticipated that about 25-50 students per grade will choose to participate.

Primary Investigator(s)

  • Phyllis W. Speiser, MD

Contact Information

Audrey Koltun, RD
(718) 470-3290
akotun@lij.edu

Last Update

April 30, 2010
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