Teen Web: An Interactive Web-Based Program to Improve Food and Activity Choices of Teens

Sponsor

Baylor College of Medicine (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00983567

Collaborator

(none)

400

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Duration (Months)

10.3

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study will test a website for teens designed to help them improve both diet and physical activity. The website will have several components: educational messages, role model stories, goal setting, self-monitoring forms, problem solving, a monitored discussion forum, and diet and physical activity (PA) assessment questionnaires.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Diet Physical Activity	Other: teen web	N/A

Detailed Description

Increasing numbers of youth are at risk for becoming overweight because of poor diets and low physical activity levels. Prevention is key to reducing the obesity problem. Intervention programs must be easily accessible, and include intervention materials in a format that draws attention and interest. This study evaluates an 8-week web-based intervention for teens to promote healthy food and physical activity choices. The web program includes role model stories, nutrition and activity information pieces, goal setting and problem solving, and self-monitoring. Students will complete assessments at baseline, 8-weeks post, and then 6 and 12-months post intervention.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

400 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Participant)

Primary Purpose:

Prevention

Official Title:

An Interactive Web-Based Program to Improve Food and Activity Choices of Teens

Study Start Date :

Sep 1, 2009

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Dec 1, 2012

Actual Study Completion Date :

Dec 1, 2012

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Teen web Main web - with all components	Other: teen web Min web
Active Comparator: Minimal teen web Teen web minus behavioral components	Other: teen web Min web

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Teen web

Main web - with all components

Other: teen web

Min web

Active Comparator: Minimal teen web

Teen web minus behavioral components

Other: teen web

Min web

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

diet (fruit, vegetables, sweetened beverages, fat) [baseline, post, 6-and 12-months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

BMI [baseline, post, 6- and 12-months]
Physical activity:self-report [baseline, post, 6-and 12-months]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

12 Years to 17 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

ability to speak English
12-17 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

no special diets

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Children's Nutrition Research Center	Houston	Texas	United States	77030

Sponsors and Collaborators

Baylor College of Medicine

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Karen W Cullen, DrPH, Baylor College of Medicine

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Karen Cullen, Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00983567

Other Study ID Numbers:

2007-55215-17998
USDA 2007-55215-17998

First Posted:

Sep 24, 2009

Last Update Posted:

Mar 20, 2015

Last Verified:

Mar 1, 2015

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 20, 2015