Girls Health Enrichment Multi-Site Studies (GEMS)

NCT00000615 | Completed Phase 2

• 2 other identifiers: 118U01HL062663
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases; Heart Diseases; Obesity

Interventions

diet, reducing BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 10 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

African-American girls, age 8-10 years.

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• Stanford University: lead
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): collaborator

Related Publications (26)

• 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. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.156.9.867.

  PMID: 12197792 BACKGROUND

• 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. doi: 10.1016/s0749-3797(01)00410-x.

  PMID: 11818179 BACKGROUND

• Robinson TN. Television viewing and childhood obesity. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2001 Aug;48(4):1017-25. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(05)70354-0.

  PMID: 11494635 BACKGROUND

• 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.

  PMID: 12713214 BACKGROUND

• 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.

  PMID: 12713213 BACKGROUND

• 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.

  PMID: 12713208 BACKGROUND

• 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.

  PMID: 12713206 BACKGROUND

• 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. doi: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000053702.03884.3F.

  PMID: 12618587 BACKGROUND

• 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.

  PMID: 12713209 BACKGROUND

• 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.

  PMID: 12713207 BACKGROUND

• 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.

  PMID: 12713211 BACKGROUND

• 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. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2003.12.030.

  PMID: 15072860 BACKGROUND

• 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. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2003.01.001.

  PMID: 15072858 BACKGROUND

• 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. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2003.10.015.

  PMID: 15072861 BACKGROUND

• 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. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2003.10.014.

  PMID: 15072855 BACKGROUND

• 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. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2003.07.003.

  PMID: 15072862 BACKGROUND

• 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. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2003.12.031.

  PMID: 15072859 BACKGROUND

• 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. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2003.05.002.

  PMID: 15072857 BACKGROUND

• 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. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2003.05.001.

  PMID: 15072856 BACKGROUND

• 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. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2003.12.029.

  PMID: 15072854 BACKGROUND

• 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. doi: 10.1038/oby.2004.270.

  PMID: 15489469 BACKGROUND

• 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. doi: 10.1038/oby.2004.267.

  PMID: 15489466 BACKGROUND

• 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. doi: 10.1038/oby.2004.264.

  PMID: 15489463 BACKGROUND

• Robinson TN, Kraemer HC, Matheson DM, Obarzanek E, Wilson DM, Haskell WL, Pruitt LA, Thompson NS, Haydel KF, Fujimoto M, Varady A, McCarthy S, Watanabe C, Killen JD. Stanford GEMS phase 2 obesity prevention trial for low-income African-American girls: design and sample baseline characteristics. Contemp Clin Trials. 2008 Jan;29(1):56-69. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2007.04.007. Epub 2007 May 25.

  PMID: 17600772 BACKGROUND

• Robinson TN, Matheson DM, Kraemer HC, Wilson DM, Obarzanek E, Thompson NS, Alhassan S, Spencer TR, Haydel KF, Fujimoto M, Varady A, Killen JD. A randomized controlled trial of culturally tailored dance and reducing screen time to prevent weight gain in low-income African American girls: Stanford GEMS. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Nov;164(11):995-1004. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.197.

  PMID: 21041592 RESULT

• Klesges RC, Obarzanek E, Kumanyika S, Murray DM, Klesges LM, Relyea GE, Stockton MB, Lanctot JQ, Beech BM, McClanahan BS, Sherrill-Mittleman D, Slawson DL. The Memphis Girls' health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS): an evaluation of the efficacy of a 2-year obesity prevention program in African American girls. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Nov;164(11):1007-14. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.196.

  PMID: 21041593 DERIVED

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases; Heart Diseases; Obesity

Interventions

Diet, Reducing

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diet Therapy; Nutrition Therapy; Therapeutics; Diet; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Diet, Food, and Nutrition; Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Tom Baronowski

  Baylor College of Medicine

• Robert Klesges

  University of Memphis

• Thomas Robinson

  Stanford University

• James Rochon

  George Washington University

• Mary Story

  University of Minnesota

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 27, 1999
• First Posted: October 28, 1999
• Study Start: August 1, 1999
• Study Completion: November 1, 2006
• Last Updated: May 6, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-04