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Lifestyle Intervention for Senior Diabetics (External Link)
Background: Hypothesis: Lifestyle intervention will be highly successful in the population of older adults with diabetes, with resultant significant improvement in glycemic metabolic control mediated by improved insulin action/secretion, accompanied …
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Promoting The Self-Regulation Of Energy Intake (External Link)
The intervention program was developed and piloted. Expected outcomes: At the end of the intervention program, it is expected that parents in the intervention group will: 1) use more child-centered …
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Lead Sponsor
Completed
Video Games for Obesity and Diabetes Prevention-Diab & Nano (External Link)
This project is to conduct an efficacy trial of Diab and Nanoswarm to assess their potential for minimizing T2D and obesity risks. The proposed research will be conducted in two …
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Completed
The Effects of Puberty and Weight on Sugar Metabolism in Children (External Link)
Our goal is to investigate how hormones that control blood sugar, hunger, and stomach emptying change with puberty and being overweight. These substances change with a meal. - For this, …
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Lead Sponsor
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Texas Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (TX CORD) Project (External Link)
The goal of this project is to develop, implement and evaluate an integrated, systems-oriented obesity model for underserved, ethnically diverse children aged 2-12 years. The first step will include conducting …
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Collaborator
Completed
Texas Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (TX CORD) Project -Primary Prevention Study (External Link)
A systems approach emphasizes the linkage between individual behavior change strategies and social and physical environmental changes, which act synergistically to facilitate (or inhibit) healthy eating and active living. We …
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Collaborator
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Food, Fun, & Fitness Internet Program for Girls: Outcome Evaluation (External Link)
This research will conduct an outcome evaluation on a promising web based obesity prevention program for 8-10 year old African American girls. A pilot study with 80 girls established its …
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Lead Sponsor
Completed
Family Lifestyle Overweight Prevention Program-Physical Activity Only (External Link)
Family Lifestyle Overweight Prevention Program (FLOW) is an intensive, multi-component obesity intervention designed to take place during physical education class. This intervention has established efficacy at improving standardized BMI among …
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Collaborator
Completed
Study of Dopamine Versus Vasopressin for Treatment of Low Blood Pressure in Low Birth Weight Infants (External Link)
Hypotension in the low birth weight (LBW) and extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infant is often encountered in the postnatal adaptation phase. Severe, prolonged hypotension contributes to cellular dysfunction and …
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Lead Sponsor
Completed
Genetic Influences Between Cognitive Function and BMI (External Link)
Investigators will use existing data collected as part of the Texas Twin Project (TTP). TTP collected neuropsychological task data on cognition (executive functioning and general cognitive abilities) from a computerized …
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Lead Sponsor