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SUBMITTER: Ritchie LD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2894820 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ritchie Lorrene D LD Sharma Sushma S Ikeda Joanne P JP Mitchell Rita A RA Raman Aarthi A Green Barbara S BS Hudes Mark L ML Fleming Sharon E SE
Trials 20100521
<h4>Background</h4>Associated with a tripling in obesity since 1970, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in children has risen 9-10 fold. There is a critical need of protocols for trials to prevent T2DM in children.<h4>Methods/design</h4>This protocol includes the theory, development, evaluation components and lessons learned from a novel YMCA-based T2DM prevention intervention designed specifically for high-BMI African American children from disadvantaged, inner-city neighborhoods of Oakland, Calif ...[more]