New Moves - Obesity Prevention Among Adolescent Girls - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Information provided by:	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00250497

Purpose

The New Moves study will evaluate the impact of a school based program for inactive high school girls who are overweight or at risk for being overweight due to low levels of physical activity. The primary study hypothesis is that girls in the intervention schools will significantly decrease their percent body fat as compared to girls in the control schools. Secondary research hypotheses include that girls in the intervention condition will significantly increase their physical activity levels and improve the quality of their dietary intake.

Condition	Intervention
Obesity	Behavioral: New Moves

MedlinePlus related topics: Obesity Obesity in Children

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Parallel Assignment
Official Title:	New Moves: Obesity Prevention Among Adolescent Girls

Further study details as provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):

Primary Outcome Measures:

Percent body fat [ Time Frame: One year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Level of physical activity [ Time Frame: One year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Quality of dietary intake [ Time Frame: One year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	480
Study Start Date:	September 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date:	June 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	June 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental	Behavioral: New Moves The New Moves intervention is an all girls physical education class that provides a supportive environment for girls of different shapes and sizes. Girls participate in noncompetitive physical activities. They also receive lessons on nutrition and social support. After the class is over, girls continue to receive intervention messages through weekly lunch meetings. Over the course of the intervention, girls meet individually with a personal coach. Targeted behaviors include: 1) aim to be physically active at least one hour each day, 2) limit television/video watching to no more than one hour a day, 3) eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day choose fruits and vegetables for snacks, 4) limit soda pop and other sweetened beverages; instead drink non-calorie beverages, 5) eat breakfast every day, 6) pay attention to portion size and your body's signs of hunger and fullness, 7) avoid unhealthy weight control practices, 8) focus on your positive traits.
2: No Intervention

Arms

Assigned Interventions

1: Experimental

Behavioral: New Moves

The New Moves intervention is an all girls physical education class that provides a supportive environment for girls of different shapes and sizes. Girls participate in noncompetitive physical activities. They also receive lessons on nutrition and social support. After the class is over, girls continue to receive intervention messages through weekly lunch meetings. Over the course of the intervention, girls meet individually with a personal coach. Targeted behaviors include: 1) aim to be physically active at least one hour each day, 2) limit television/video watching to no more than one hour a day, 3) eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day choose fruits and vegetables for snacks, 4) limit soda pop and other sweetened beverages; instead drink non-calorie beverages, 5) eat breakfast every day, 6) pay attention to portion size and your body's signs of hunger and fullness, 7) avoid unhealthy weight control practices, 8) focus on your positive traits.

2: No Intervention

Detailed Description:

The purpose of the New Moves study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based all girls alternative to regular physical education class for inactive high school girls. New Moves uses a large-scale community randomized controlled study involving girls from six intervention schools and six control schools. The New Moves class includes physical activity, nutritional guidance, and social support within a supportive, non-competitive environment. In addition the program includes individual counseling sessions.

The primary research hypothesis is that girls in the intervention condition will significantly decrease their percent body fat as compared to girls in the control condition. Secondary research hypothesis to be tested are that girls in the intervention condition will significantly increase their level of physical activity and improve the quality of their dietary intake as compared to girls in the control condition. In addition a range of socioenvironmental, personal, and behavioral variables will be compared across conditions.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	14 Years to 19 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

High school girls
Low levels of physical activity - defined as being in precontemplation, contemplation, or preparation stages of change for physical activity with activity levels at, or below, 30 minutes per day/three days per week outside of school physical education class
Priority will be given to girls with a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to the 75th percentile for age and gender

Exclusion Criteria:

BMI less than the 25th percentile for age and gender

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00250497

Contacts

Contact: Sarah E Friend, MPH	(612) 626-8372	adki0032@umn.edu
Contact: Colleen Flattum, MS		flatt018@umn.edu

Locations

United States, Minnesota
University of Minnesota Division of Epidemiology and Community Health	Recruiting
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55454
Principal Investigator: Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RD

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Ph.D.

University of Minnesota School of Public Health

More Information

Responsible Party:	Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota ( Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RD )
Study ID Numbers:	DK63107, R01 DK063107
Study First Received:	November 7, 2005
Last Updated:	December 1, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00250497
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):

Adolescent
Girls
Physical Activity

Exercise
Diet
Body image

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms
Obesity

Nutrition Disorders
Overweight
Overnutrition

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009