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Dance classes and cooking demos aim to stop diabetes before it starts in young girls

NCT ID NCT00063674

Prevention Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 14, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests two approaches to prevent obesity and type 2 diabetes in girls aged 7-10 who are at higher risk. One group receives a nutrition education program with newsletters and family events; the other takes part in after-school dance classes five days a week. Both programs last two years, and researchers track changes in body mass index, waist size, and cholesterol levels.

What this could mean

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Active substance
nutrition education and after-school dance classes
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that simple, fun lifestyle programs can prevent type 2 diabetes in high-risk girls.
What could go wrong
The trial is relatively small and focuses on a specific group, so results may not apply to all children. Lifestyle changes can be hard to maintain long-term.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Started

Apr 2003

Lead sponsor

A government research agency

The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

7 to 10 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Second-, third- and fourth-grade girls, aged 7-10 years of age enrolled in one of the participating schools will be eligible. Our goal is to be as inclusive as possible. However, girls will not be eligible to participate if they: * have been diagnosed with a chronic illness that affects their growth and/or weight (e.g., type 1 diabetes, hypothyroidism, inflammatory bowel disease) * are taking medications potentially affecting their growth and/or weight (e.g., methylphenidate HCl, systemic steroids) * have Asthma (not exclusionary alone) but have taken systemic steroids (oral, intravenous, or intramuscular) for a period of more than 21 days in the past year * have a condition that limits their participation in physical activity enough that they are not able to participate in Physical Education at school (e.g., significant structural heart disease) * are pregnant * are unable to complete the informed consent process.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

diabetes mellitus glucose intolerance Health Education Motor Activity Obesity prediabetes syndrome obesity disorder prevention target type 2 diabetes mellitus prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

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Diabetes mellitus Obesity Pre diabetes

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Stanford University School of Medicine

    Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

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