Promoting Physical Activity In After-School Programs for Urban Adolescents

September 16, 2013 updated by: Montclair State University

Involving Adolescents in Physical Activity Promotion

RATIONALE: Physical activity may lower the risk of some types of cancer and other chronic diseases.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying ways to increase physical activity in urban adolescents who attend after-school programs.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Develop educational, promotional, and evaluation materials for use in promoting physical activity (PA) in community-based after-school programs by multiethnic, urban adolescents.
  • Develop a series of workshops for promoting physical activities (PAs) that are "a good fit" in after-school programs for these participants.
  • Determine a small set of feasibility tests as a first step towards pursuing funding for a full-scale experimental study.
  • Development of print materials for a series of skills-building workshops for these participants.
  • Development of evaluation materials, including self-report survey questions and structured interview protocols for qualitative assessment of participants' skills in identifying PAs that are a "good fit" for them.

OUTLINE: Youth participants will be assigned to one of two groups and may be involved in one or more research activities conducted during after-school hours at a community-based, after-school program site.

  • Focus group: Participants, consisting of 5-8 adolescents per focus group, either all male or all female, attend a single audiotaped focus group with a trained moderator for 60 minutes. Participants complete an anonymous participant information form, and explore their perceptions of physical activity (PA), perceptions of audience segments among peers that would be appropriate for tailoring physical promotions, and responses to images and graphic designs for use in developing print materials. Some participants may also be eligible to participate in a second focus group and the survey if interested.
  • One-on-one interview: Participants attend a one-on-one audiotaped individual interview with a trained interviewer for 60 minutes. Participants in the first set of interviews explore their perceptions of PA, their perceptions of the concept of finding PAs that are "a good fit", and their perceptions of audience segmentation for promoting PA. In the second set of interviews, participants test a protocol for qualitative assessment of adolescents' skills in assessing "good fit" of PA. Participants are involved in a series of visual and written scenarios depicting a variety of PAs, and use a structured interview format to identify the PA they most or least enjoy. Participants will also be asked to elaborate on criteria and experiences on which they based their decisions. Participants may also participate in the survey if interested.
  • Survey: Participants complete a paper and pencil 60-minute questionnaire about PA behaviors, attitudes, environments, and person-physical activity skills (i.e., skills in finding PAs that are "a good fit"). Two weeks later, participants are asked to complete a second questionnaire.
  • Key informant interview (adult): Participants attend a 60-minute, audiotaped interview with a trained interviewer that focuses on respondents' perceptions of the PA-related attitudes, behaviors, strengths, and barriers of the young adolescents who participate in their program, the respondents' experiences with promoting PA in their program participants, and respondents' suggestions for program elements and logistics to enhance the feasibility and effectiveness of after-school workshops to promote PA.
  • Workshop pilot testing: After data collection from the above field work is completed, 1-2 workshop activities are conducted in cooperation with program leaders at community-based, after-school programs.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 420 participants (400 adolescents and 20 adults) will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

420

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New Jersey
      • Montclair, New Jersey, United States, 07043
        • Recruiting
        • Health and Nutrition Sciences at Montclair State University
        • Contact:
          • Amanda S. Birnbaum, PhD, MPH
          • Phone Number: 973-655-7115

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

11 years to 14 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Noninstitutionalized, community-residing youth living in and attending after-school programs in New York City or Newark, NJ OR
  • After-school program leaders at community agencies (i.e., adults) who participate in key informant interviews

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Any racial or ethnic background

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Not specified

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Behavior changes regarding physical activity by self-reported questionnaire

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Montclair State University

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Amanda S. Birnbaum, PhD, MPH, Montclair State University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 8, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 8, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

March 10, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 17, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 16, 2013

Last Verified

June 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000455588
  • MSUHNS-0003669
  • FWA00005270

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