Squire's Quest! II: Implementation Intentions and Children's Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable (FJV) Consumption (SQ!II)

January 18, 2016 updated by: Deborah Thompson, Baylor College of Medicine

Squire's Quest! II: Implementation Intentions and Children's FJV Consumption

The primary purpose of this research is to test the effects of goal setting on fruit and vegetable goal attainment and consumption in a 10 episode video game. Factors associated with maintenance of behavior change will also be examined. Secondary purposes are to explore the impact of the intervention on psychosocial factors and the home environment. 400 parent-child pairs will be recruited for this research (800 participants total). Children will play the video game and participate in data collection activities. Parents will receive newsletters, have access to a healthy foods web site, and participate in data collection activities. A small subset will be randomly selected to participate in interviews about the intervention and its effect on the home food environment.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Obesity is increasing among youth and is associated with increased risk of certain cancers and other chronic diseases. Fruit, juice, and vegetable (FJV) intake is associated with decreased risk of many types of cancer and obesity, but is well below the recommended minimum of five servings a day. Innovative methods are needed to promote increased consumption among youth.

Goal setting enhances goal attainment and, therefore, facilitates behavior change. Little research has been conducted, however, on the most effective goal setting methods to use with youth. Among adults, the formation of implementation intentions (a detailed plan of when, where, and how goals will be achieved) has been shown to enhance goal attainment and/or behavior change, including dietary change. Research is needed to determine if extending the goal setting process to include implementation intentions is an effective method for enhancing goal attainment, and therefore, increasing FJV intake among youth.

Squire's Quest! is a proven-effective 10-session, 5 week interactive multi media program that enabled children to increase FJV consumption by 1.0 servings a day. Total consumption was still well below five servings a day, however. Additionally, goal attainment was related to FJV consumption among certain sub-groups of youth. Therefore, additional work in this area is warranted. The research outlined in this proposal will expand the goal setting component of this successful intervention to include the formation of implementation intentions. Hypotheses related to the impact of implementation intentions on goal attainment and FJV consumption will then be tested. Issues related to maintenance of youth dietary behavior change will also be explored.

This project is relevant to public health because enhancing our understanding of how to more effectively help young children set and achieve FJV goals should result in increased FJV consumption, which should decrease risk of both obesity and certain cancers in a vulnerable segment of the population.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

800

Phase

  • Phase 2

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
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Baylor College of Medicine

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

8 years to 12 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • child: 4th or 5th grade children who speak, write, and understand English; have access to a computer with high speed internet; provide written parental consent and child assent; and have a parent who speaks and understands English or Spanish who is willing to participate in the study
  • Parents: parent or legal guardian of a child participating in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • child: not meeting inclusion criteria; having physical, mental, or medical limitations that inhibit ability to fully participate in the study (answer questions online and over the phone, play the video game, eat fruit and vegetables); and/or not having a parent/legal guardian willing to participate in data collection activities.
  • Parents. Exclusion criteria are limited to not meeting the inclusion criteria.

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
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: simple goal setting
This group will only set a goal.
Behavioral: simple goal setting
This group will set goals only
Other Names:
  • goal setting
Experimental: goal setting plus action intentions
This group will set goals and form action intentions (plans) to facilitate goal attainment.
Behavioral: goal setting plus action intentions
This group will set goals and form action intentions (plans)
Other Names:
  • implementation intentions
  • action plans
Experimental: goal setting plus coping intentions
This group will set goals and form coping intentions (plans) to facilitate goal attainment.
Behavioral: goal setting plus coping intentions
This group will set goals and form coping intentions (plans)
Other Names:
  • problem solving
  • implementation intentions
Experimental: goal setting plus action intentions plus coping intentions
This group will set goals, form action intentions (plans), and form coping intentions (plans) to facilitate goal attainment.
Behavioral: goal setting plus action intentions plus coping intentions
This group will set goals and form action intentions and coping intentions
Other Names:
  • problem solving
  • implementation intentions
  • action plans

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Fruit and vegetable consumption
Time Frame: baseline, immediate post, 3 months later
baseline, immediate post, 3 months later

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Goal attainment
Time Frame: during intervention
during intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Baylor College of Medicine

Collaborators

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 28, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 28, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

October 29, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 20, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 18, 2016

Last Verified

January 1, 2016

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • Thompson_Squires_Quest_II
  • 5R01HD050595 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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