Clinical Trial: Mentoring to be Active for Rural Appalachia Children
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Physical Activity
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Mentoring to be Active: Peer Mentoring to Mitigate Obesity and Extreme Obesity in Rural Appalachian Children
Brief Summary:
The innovative MPBA+F begins with peer-to-peer mentoring followed by structured parental/family support for long-term reinforcement of PA behaviors.Building and reinforcing skills, MPBA+F mitigates resource stressors and strengthens protective factors by providing culturally appropriate knowledge and skills to improve the sustainability of physical activity at home without the use of exercise equipment.By strengthening social support through peer and friendship networks and family-based support, MPBA+F…
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