WAVE~Ripples for Change: Obesity Prevention in Active Youth

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Childhood Obesity Prevention
• Interventions: Behavioral: Nutrition lessons; Behavioral: Virtual world learning environment; Other: Newsletter

• Registration Number: NCT03215485
• Lead Sponsor: Oregon State University

Brief Summary

Intervention targets youth ages 14 - 19 participating in soccer teams. The intervention group will be given face to face nutrition lessons and have access to an online immersive learning environment. The comparison group will not. The project will test if the immersive learning environment is effective in preventing unhealthy weight gain.

Detailed Description

Active youth are just as likely to develop poor dietary habits that can contribute to obesity later in life, after high school sports has ended. However, youth in sports may provide a key "window of opportunity" to teach them about eating health foods if that information is tied to sport performance. This project will test to see if that is true.

The virtual world is an idea medium for learning for this project. The project will test whether it indeed can result in behavior change more effectively than just more traditional face to face learning.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-08
• Study First Submitted: 2016-05-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-07-10
• Study First Posted: 2017-07-12
• Primary Completion: 2018-09
• Study Completion: 2018-12-31
• Status Verified: 2022-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-03-23
• Last Update Posted: 2022-04-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 498

Inclusion Criteria

• youth ages 14 - 19 at baseline
• enrolled in a high school soccer program
• living with a parent/caregiver in Oregon
• without medical condition that hinders them from consuming normal healthy diets
• has assess to the internet during the 2-year study
• proficient in English

Read More

Exclusion Criteria

• non-English speakers (youth)
• prisoners

Read More

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Group	Newsletter	All intervention youth participants will receive three components: 1. Nutrition lessons 2. Virtual World learning environment 3. Newsletters
Intervention Group	Nutrition lessons	All intervention youth participants will receive three components: 1. Nutrition lessons 2. Virtual World learning environment 3. Newsletters
Comparison	Newsletter	All comparison youth participants will only receive one component: 1) Newsletters
Intervention Group	Virtual world learning environment	All intervention youth participants will receive three components: 1. Nutrition lessons 2. Virtual World learning environment 3. Newsletters

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Nutrition: Meet specific good groups dietary recommendation/guideline for fruit, vegetables, fat, and sugar intakes.	Change from baseline at 12 and 24 months later	Intakes of fat, sugar, fruits and vegetables are measured by self-reported screener using the Block Food Frequency Questionnaires (FFQ). Change in intake frequencies are compared baseline, 12 and 24 months later.
Physical activity: Meet moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) recommendation.	Change from baseline at 12 and 24 months later	MVPA is measured by total steps and minutes per day with the use of a wearable lifestyle tracker such as the Fitbit. Average steps during soccer season and outside soccer season are compared.
Sleep about 8 hours/day.	Change from baseline at 12 and 24 months later	Together with MVPA, sleep is measured by average number of sleep hours per day as self-reported by participants via written and/or electronic surveys .

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Growth-adjusted Body Mass Index (kg/m2)	Change from baseline at 12 and 24 months later	Height and body weight are measured using a stadiometer (SECA 217, SECA Corp., Singapore) and a Tanita scale (TM-300A, Tanita Corp., Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, Japan).