WAVE~Ripples for Change: Obesity Prevention in Active Youth

March 23, 2022 updated by: Oregon State University

The WAVE~Ripples for Change: Obesity Prevention in Active Youth in Afterschool Programs Using Virtual- and Real-World Experiential Learning

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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 Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

498

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

14 years to 19 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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

Exclusion Criteria:

  • non-English speakers (youth)
  • prisoners

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group

All intervention youth participants will receive three components:

  1. Nutrition lessons
  2. Virtual World learning environment
  3. Newsletters
Behavioral: Nutrition lessons
Face-to-face interactive group lessons delivered in the classroom.
Behavioral: Virtual world learning environment
Every participant has their own unique avatar in the virtual world learning environment named Rippleville. They can choose to complete quests, watch archived nutrition video lessons, explore, and socialize with other avatars. They receive rewards (Rippleville dollar and badges) for their efforts.
Other Names:
  • Rippleville
Other: Newsletter
All participants in the intervention and comparison groups receive up to 10 professional newsletters on topics related to sports nutrition and performance, healthy eating and active living tips.
Active Comparator: Comparison

All comparison youth participants will only receive one component:

1) Newsletters
Other: Newsletter
All participants in the intervention and comparison groups receive up to 10 professional newsletters on topics related to sports nutrition and performance, healthy eating and active living tips.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Nutrition: Meet specific good groups dietary recommendation/guideline for fruit, vegetables, fat, and sugar intakes.
Time Frame: 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.
Change from baseline at 12 and 24 months later
Physical activity: Meet moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) recommendation.
Time Frame: 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.
Change from baseline at 12 and 24 months later
Sleep about 8 hours/day.
Time Frame: 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 .
Change from baseline at 12 and 24 months later

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Growth-adjusted Body Mass Index (kg/m2)
Time Frame: 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).
Change from baseline at 12 and 24 months later

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Oregon State University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Siew Sun Wong, PhD, OSU
  • Principal Investigator: Melinda M Manore, PhD, RD, OSU

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 (Actual)

August 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 19, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 10, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

July 12, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 4, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 23, 2022

Last Verified

March 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 6317

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

We will provide IPD (with participant's full name deidentified with a unique ID) upon request after the completion of the study for research and education purpose (not for-profit/commercial use). Types of data available include demography, anthropometry, nutrition, physical activity, sleep, psychosocial, and knowledge in sports nutrition.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

The data will become available in 2019 for up to two years.

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

All requests will be sent to the Lead PD (Wong) and approval will be made jointly by both PD Wong & Manore.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • ICF
  • CSR

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