Get in the GROOVE (Girls Realizing Options Through OpenSim Virtual Experiences)!
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 375
- 试验地点
- 4
- 主要终点
- change in Health Knowledge
研究概览
简要总结
Get in the GROOVE! will address health disparities impacting underserved youth. Given the alarming rate of overweight and obesity among high school minority youth, the project will focus on middle school with the primary aim of reaching middle school girls before unhealthy habits become firmly ingrained.
The primary aim of the research project is to investigate the impact of two types of summer science enrichment programs (that focus on health and wellness) on middle school girls' self-efficacy, health knowledge, health behaviors, and interest in science. One program will present the curriculum by conventional means (GROOVE condition) while the second program will include the addition of a closed 3-D virtual world environment to reinforce concepts (GROOVE+ condition).
The following hypotheses will be tested in the randomized controlled trial:
- Upon completion of the summer program, the enhanced summer program GROOVE+ relative to the conventional summer program will result in a) increased self-efficacy for adopting healthy behavior change; b) increased health knowledge; c) enhanced science self-concept; and e) more positive behavior change (e.g., improved nutrition, increased physical activity).
- At follow-up, the enhanced summer program relative to the conventional summer program will result in further and/or sustained improvements in positive behavior health behaviors and attitudes.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 11 Years 至 14 Years（Child）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Girls 11-14 years old
排除标准
- •Girls are excluded if they are:
- •not fluent in English
- •enrolled in a special education program at school (other than gifted program) that would interfere with ability to master the material
- •have a condition that would preclude their participation in the dance activities of the summer program
结局指标
主要结局
change in Health Knowledge
时间窗: pretreatment ( Day1-2) and post treatment (end of 3 week summer session)
Multiple choice questionnaire used to assess participants' health knowledge pertaining to nutrition, physical activity, weight, and lifestyle. The measure will test for the content of the summer program.
次要结局
- change in Self-efficacy - science(pretreatment ( Day1-2) and post treatment (end of 3 week summer session))
- change in Self-efficacy - physical activity(pretreatment ( Day1-2) and post treatment (end of 3 week summer session))
- change in Self-efficacy - fruit and vegetable consumption(pretreatment ( Day1-2) and post treatment (end of 3 week summer session))
研究者
Patrice G. Saab
Principal Investigator; Professor
University of Miami