	EARLY Trial	UCSF School of Nursing
	Endothelial Assessment of Risk from Lipids in Youth	University of California, San Francisco

T O P I C S
EARLY Trial Team
Contact Information
Purpose of the Study
Study Design
Skin-Fold Measurement
Vascular Ultrasound
Who Can Participate?
What Are We Doing?
What Did We Find?
Body Mass Index
Cholesterol Facts
Heart Healthy Diet
Commonly Asked Questions
Participation Opportunities
A Note from Our Dietitian
Dietary Guidelines (.pdf, use reader)
Heart Healthy Lifestyle (.pdf, use reader)
Take a Quiz!
Comments from Participants
Web Site Links
Photo Gallery

Participation Opportunities

Please review "Who Can Participate" to see whether you are eligible to become part of the study.

If you are eligible under all the categories, we have an exciting and innovative program waiting for both kids and parents
Your participation will require a 6-month commitment in which you come to the UCSF Medical Center, Pediatric Clinical Research Center, every 6 weeks from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon.

Here is an example of our 6-month activity schedule:

Visit	Procedures
1	Fill out questionnaires Blood draw Measure heart rate, blood pressure, height, weight Provide urine sample Physical assessment Vascular ultrasound Skin-fold thickness measurement Breakfast snack Focus group Nutritional counseling session Lunch
2	Nutritional counseling session Lunch
3	Return food records Measure heart rate, blood pressure, height, weight Provide urine sample Blood draw Vascular ultrasound Breakfast snack Nutritional counseling session Instructions for vitamin intake Lunch
4	Return food records Measure heart rate, blood pressure, height, weight Provide urine sample Blood draw Vascular ultrasound Breakfast snack Nutritional counseling session Vitamin bottles check Lunch
5	Return food records Measure heart rate, blood pressure, height, weight Provide urine sample Blood draw Vascular ultrasound Breakfast snack Nutritional counseling session Instructions for vitamin intake Lunch
6	Fill out questionnaires and evaluation Return food records Measure heart rate, blood pressure, height, weight Provide urine sample Blood draw Vascular ultrasound Skin-fold thickness measurement Breakfast snack Nutritional counseling session Vitamin bottles check Lunch

Participation in this study will help both kids and parents learn more about eating a heart healthy diet and lowering and maintaining healthy cholesterol levels.

If you are interested and or would like more information, please contact the EARLY Trial research office at (415) 514·1556 and ask for Dr. Michele Mietus·Snyder, Project Director and Co-investigator of the study, or ask for Carrie Boghosian, Research Coordinator. You can also email us, just click on "Contact Information" link on any page.

We look forward to hearing from you and hope you will be able to join us in our efforts to improve cardiovascular health in youth!

--The Early Trial Team

Revised: July 2003