Community Characteristics and Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls - Ancillary to TAAG
NCT ID: NCT00046631
Last Updated: 2014-03-13
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
1556 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2002-08-31
2007-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The NHLBI-funded multi-centered Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG) is a group (school)-randomized controlled intervention trial to increase physical activity among a cohort of sixth grade girls over 2.5 years.
DESIGN NARRATIVE:
Because environmental factors can influence the likelihood that a person will engage in physical activity, the study investigates the role of community characteristics in physical activity levels. The research forms an ancillary study to the NHLBI-funded multi-centered Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG), a group (school)-randomized controlled intervention trial to increase physical activity among a cohort of sixth grade girls over 2.5 years. The parent TAAG study will be collecting measures of physical activity using both self-report and CSA accelerometers, small monitors worn at the hip that record acceleration and deceleration of movement without the need for any reporting from the participants. Using a radius of 5 miles around each participating TAAG school and around the homes of each study participant, the investigators plan to use geographic information systems (GIS) to gather information documenting proximity of recreational facilities, street design, population density, population mix (ethnic/age distribution), crime, availability of mass transit, neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES), geographic elevations and topography and types of land use. Using hierarchical linear modeling, with girls nested within neighborhoods, while controlling for individual level factors such as race and socioeconomic status, they plan to investigate the relationship of the environment to individual physical activity. In addition, by following girls over time, they plan to investigate whether the effect of the TAAG intervention will be modified by community characteristics. This study will be unique in its scope of exploring the role of community environments in physical activity across six very different urban, suburban, and rural areas: San Diego, CA, Minneapolis, MN, Baltimore, MD, New Orleans, LA, Tucson, AZ and Columbia, SC.
Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Adolescent girls
Chosen from 6 schools in 6 cities
No interventions assigned to this group
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
11 Years
14 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NIH
San Diego State University
OTHER
University of Minnesota
OTHER
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
OTHER
University of South Carolina
OTHER
University of Maryland
OTHER
University of Arizona
OTHER
Tulane University
OTHER
RAND
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Deborah Cohen
Sr. Natural Scientist
Principal Investigators
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Deborah Cohen
Role:
RAND
Locations
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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States
San Diego State University
San Diego, California, United States
Tulane
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Countries
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References
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Scott MM, Cohen DA, Evenson KR, Elder J, Catellier D, Ashwood JS, Overton A. Weekend schoolyard accessibility, physical activity, and obesity: the Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls (TAAG) study. Prev Med. 2007 May;44(5):398-403. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.12.010. Epub 2006 Dec 29.
Cohen DA, Ashwood JS, Scott MM, Overton A, Evenson KR, Staten LK, Porter D, McKenzie TL, Catellier D. Public parks and physical activity among adolescent girls. Pediatrics. 2006 Nov;118(5):e1381-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2006-1226.
Evenson KR, Scott MM, Cohen DA, Voorhees CC. Girls' perception of neighborhood factors on physical activity, sedentary behavior, and BMI. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007 Feb;15(2):430-45. doi: 10.1038/oby.2007.502.
Scott MM, Evenson KR, Cohen DA, Cox CE. Comparing perceived and objectively measured access to recreational facilities as predictors of physical activity in adolescent girls. J Urban Health. 2007 May;84(3):346-59. doi: 10.1007/s11524-007-9179-1.
Dowda M, McKenzie TL, Cohen DA, Scott MM, Evenson KR, Bedimo-Rung AL, Voorhees CC, Almeida MJ. Commercial venues as supports for physical activity in adolescent girls. Prev Med. 2007 Aug-Sep;45(2-3):163-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.06.001. Epub 2007 Jun 7.
Other Identifiers
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1188
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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