Multi-media Obesity Prevention Program for Adolescents

The objective of this project was to evaluate a population-based, computerized tailored intervention that addresses recommended guidelines for three target behaviors related to obesity risk: physical activity (at least 60 minutes on at least 5 days per week), fruit and vegetable consumption (at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day), and limited TV viewing (2 hours or less of TV each day).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Physical Activity; Nutrition; Obesity Prevention
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Health in Motion

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 1800
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Rhode Island
    • Kingston, Rhode Island, United States, 02892
      • Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc.

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 13 years to 19 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• English speaking
• In the 9th, 10th, or 11th grade at baseline

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Computerized Tailored Intervention; Students interacted with the 30-minute program through a series of Transtheoretical Model (TTM) based assessments and tailored feedback messages. A full TTM intervention was delivered for physical activity, in which each of the appropriate constructs of the TTM based on stage of change was addressed. Optimally tailored interventions were delivered for fruit and vegetable consumption and limited TV viewing. These interventions offered feedback on the most important TTM constructs based on stage of change for each behavior. Multimedia components, including audio, video, and animations helped to capture students' interest.	Behavioral: Health in Motion; Students interacted with the 30-minute program through a series of Transtheoretical Model (TTM) based assessments and tailored feedback messages. A full TTM intervention was delivered for physical activity, in which each of the appropriate constructs of the TTM based on stage of change was addressed. Optimally tailored interventions were delivered for fruit and vegetable consumption and limited TV viewing. These interventions offered feedback on the most important TTM constructs based on stage of change for each behavior. Multimedia components, including audio, video, and animations helped to capture students' interest.
No Intervention: Control; Computerized assessments of Transtheoretical Model constructs at 0, 2, 6, and 12 months

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
The number of days per week for which students got at least 60 minutes of physical activity	2, 6, and 12 months
The number of servings of fruits and vegetables consumed each day	2, 6, and 12 months
The number of hours of TV watch each day, including time spent watching TV, videotapes, and DVD's	2, 6, and 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Stage of change for readiness to do at least 60 minutes of physical activity on at least 5 days of the week	2, 6, and 12 months
Stage of change for readiness to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day.	2, 6, and 12 months
Stage of change for readiness to watch two hours or less of TV each day.	2, 6, and 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Pro-Change Behavior Systems
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Leanne Mauriello, Ph.D., Pro-Change Behavior Systems

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Driskell MM, Dyment S, Mauriello L, Castle P, Sherman K. Relationships among multiple behaviors for childhood and adolescent obesity prevention. Prev Med. 2008 Mar;46(3):209-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.07.028. Epub 2007 Aug 1.
• Mauriello LM, Driskell MM, Sherman KJ, Johnson SS, Prochaska JM, Prochaska JO. Acceptability of a school-based intervention for the prevention of adolescent obesity. J Sch Nurs. 2006 Oct;22(5):269-77. doi: 10.1177/10598405060220050501.
• Mauriello LM, Sherman KJ, Driskell MM, Prochaska JM. Using interactive behavior change technology to intervene on physical activity and nutrition with adolescents. Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2007 Aug;18(2):383-99, xiii.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: July 1, 2005
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2007
• Study Completion (Actual): July 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 14, 2009
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 15, 2009
• First Posted (Estimate): December 16, 2009

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 16, 2009
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 15, 2009
• Last Verified: December 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Overweight; Body Weight; Obesity
• Other Study ID Numbers: R44HL074482-02 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)