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COPE/Healthy Lifestyles TEEN Program for Healthy Lifestyle

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Led By Bernadette M Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP FAAN
Research Sponsored by Arizona State University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up change from baseline to 12-month post intervention

Summary

The prevention and treatment of obesity and mental health disorders in adolescence are two major public health problems in the United States today. To address the increasing incidence and adverse health outcomes associated with both obesity and mental health problems, a theory-based 15 session intervention program entitled COPE (Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment)/ Healthy Lifestyles TEEN(Thinking, Feeling, Emotions \& Exercise), will be delivered within high school health classes in order to improve the physical and mental health outcomes of 800 culturally diverse adolescents (14 to 16 years of age).

Eligible Conditions
  • Healthy Lifestyle
  • Depression and Anxiety

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~change from baseline to 12-month post intervention
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change from baseline to 12-month post intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Academic Performance
Change in Body Mass Index Percentage (BMI%)
Change in Body Mass Index Percentile (%)
+3 more
Secondary study objectives
Change in Healthy Lifestyles Beliefs
Change in High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) (Lipid Panels)
Change in High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL)(Lipid Panels)
+4 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: COPE/Healthy Lifestyles TEEN ProgramExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
COPE is a manualized 15-session educational and cognitive-behavioral skills building program guided by Cognitive Behavioral Theory with physical activity as a component of each session.
Group II: Healthy Teens Attention Control ProgramPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Healthy Teens is an attention control program that controls for the time spent with the adolescents in the COPE group is essential to determining the efficacy of the experimental program.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)NIH
600 Previous Clinical Trials
10,376,569 Total Patients Enrolled
Arizona State UniversityLead Sponsor
298 Previous Clinical Trials
106,718 Total Patients Enrolled
Bernadette M Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP FAANPrincipal InvestigatorOhio State University
~77 spots leftby Nov 2025