- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01555203
A Multiple Health Behavior Change Internet Program for College Students
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Despite the importance of shaping a solid foundation of health behaviors early in life, college students have been understudied as a population for health promotion programs. This study represents innovative research for impacting the promotion of healthy lifestyles among college students. The objective is to develop and test a population-based, multiple health behavior change program for college students, liveWell: A Healthy Foundation for Life.
The multiple behavior multimedia program will offer Transtheoretical Model-based (TTM) computer tailored feedback on regular exercise, fruit and vegetable consumption, and effective stress management, as well as providing access to a stage-matched dynamic web portal. The TTM is a comprehensive model that integrates ideas from several different theories and approaches to change (hence the name "Transtheoretical") to explain and predict how and when individuals end high-risk behaviors or adopt healthy ones. Thirty years of research has consistently demonstrated that change is a process that unfolds over time through a series of stages: Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, and Maintenance. It matches specific principles and processes of change to each person's stage of change and guides individuals through the change process. The TTM has been applied throughout the world to behaviors such as smoking cessation, alcohol reduction, bullying prevention, weight management, and medication adherence.
A primary goal of this Phase II grant is to assess the effectiveness of liveWell in a randomized trial including 1680 students from 2 large universities in the U.S. Students will be recruited via freshman orientation classes and will complete follow-up assessments at 6-and 12-months. Effectiveness will be assessed by comparing improvements in continuous outcome measures and movement to public health criteria for each behavior. This intervention offers a cost-effective, science-based, and easily deliverable solution to improve multiple health behaviors, and overall health and well-being, of college students.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 2
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- enrolled as a freshmen in college
- English speaking
Exclusion Criteria:
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Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: SINGLE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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EXPERIMENTAL: liveWell: A healthy foundation for life
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liveWell is a unique online, mobile-compatible, multi-media, evidence-based program designed to help college students exercise, eat healthy, and manage stress. At the core of the Transtheoretical Model-based intervention is a computer-tailored behavior change intervention (CTI) that analyzes students' responses to reliable and valid assessments of key behavior change constructs using empirically derived pre-programmed decision rules. The rules determine which feedback users receive on how they are doing compared to their peers in their same stage. At follow-up, feedback is further tailored to how students are doing compared to their last session. In addition to the CTI, completed three times during the semester, liveWell includes a dynamic portal that is populated with a variety of engaging and interactive stage-matched activities and resources. The portal provides more content and specifics on how to apply each of the processes and principles of change introduced in the CTI. |
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change from Baseline in Adoption of Healthy Eating at 6 & 12 months
Time Frame: Baseline, six months and twelve months
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Continuous measure of fruit and vegetable intake: stage of readiness for fruit and vegetable intake.
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Baseline, six months and twelve months
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Change from Baseline in Adoption of Exercise at 6 & 12 months
Time Frame: Baseline, six months and twelve months
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Godin Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire and stage of readiness for regular exercise Triaxial accelerometers in sub-sample of participants |
Baseline, six months and twelve months
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Change from Baseline in Adoption of Exercise, Healthy Eating, and Effective Change from Baseline in Adoption of Effective Stress Management at 6 & 12 months
Time Frame: Baseline, six months and twelve months
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RISCI: Rhode Island Stress and Coping Inventory and stage of readiness for effective stress management
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Baseline, six months and twelve months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 5R44HL074485-04 (NIH)
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