Trial reportThe Journal of school health2015
Twelve-Month Effects of the COPE Healthy Lifestyles TEEN Program on Overweight and Depressive Symptoms in High School Adolescents.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- School-based physical activity interventions for mental health promotion and mental disease prevention in children and adolescents in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Intervention Strategies to Increase Adolescents' Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Time in Secondary School Settings, Including Factors Related to Implementation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2024Pooled it
- The influence of physical exercise on negative emotions in adolescents: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- School-based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of school-based interventions with health education to reduce body mass index in adolescents aged 10 to 19 years.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Pooled it
- Interventions for preventing obesity in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- A Systematic Review and Content Analysis of Classroom Teacher Professional Development in Nutrition Education Programs.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2019Pooled it
- Physical activity, diet and other behavioural interventions for improving cognition and school achievement in children and adolescents with obesity or overweight.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Physical activity, diet and other behavioural interventions for improving cognition and school achievement in children and adolescents with obesity or overweight.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school-based policies or practices targeting risk factors for chronic disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- The Effect of a Yoga-Based Stress Management Program on Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Psychological Well-Being in Adolescents: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of adolescence · 2026Trial
- Effects of Two Group Prenatal Care Interventions on Mental Health: An RCT.American journal of preventive medicine · 2024Trial
- Prevention of depression through nutritional strategies in high-risk persons: rationale and design of the MooDFOOD prevention trial.BMC psychiatry · 2016Trial
- Effects of Health Education Based on the Roy Adaptation Model on the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors and Self-Esteem of Working Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Trial
- Improving Postpartum Mental Health and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Women of Color Who Are Pregnant and Experiencing Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Through Group Prenatal Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of midwifery & women's healthTrial
- Exercise as a multimodal intervention for adolescent depression: integrating neuroplasticity, BDNF signaling, stress biomarkers, exercise intensity, digital mental health interventions, and precision psychiatry.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- A Network Meta-Analysis of the Effects of the Choice of Exercise Mode on the Character of Children and Adolescents.Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- A comparison of the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural interventions based on delivery features for elevated symptoms of depression in adolescents: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Review
- Evidence Base Update on Behavioral Treatments for Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundWe evaluated the 12-month effects of the COPE (Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment) Healthy Lifestyles TEEN (Thinking, Emotions, Exercise, Nutrition) program versus an attention control program (Healthy Teens) on overweight/obesity and depressive symptoms in high school adolescents.
methodsA cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted. Participants were 779 culturally diverse adolescents in the US Southwest. COPE is a cognitive-behavioral skills-building intervention with 20 min of physical activity integrated into a health course and taught by teachers once a week for 15 weeks. Outcome measures included body mass index (BMI) and depressive symptoms.
resultsCOPE teens had a significantly lower BMI at 12 months (F(1,698) = 11.22, p = .001) than Healthy Teens (24.95 versus 25.48). There was a significant decrease in the proportion of overweight and obese COPE teens from baseline to 12 months (χ(2) = 5.40, p = .02) as compared with Healthy Teens. For youth who began the study with extremely elevated depressive symptoms, COPE teens had significantly lower depression at 12 months compared with Healthy Teens (COPE M = 42.39; Healthy Teens M = 57.90); (F(1 ,12) = 5.78, p = .03).
conclusionsCOPE can improve long-term physical and mental health outcomes in teens.
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