WAVE~Ripples for Change: Obesity Prevention in Active Youth

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

498 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-08-31

Study Completion Date

2018-12-31

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Childhood Obesity Prevention

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

There is one intervention group and one comparison group.

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention Group

All intervention youth participants will receive three components:

1. Nutrition lessons
2. Virtual World learning environment
3. Newsletters

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Nutrition lessons

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Face-to-face interactive group lessons delivered in the classroom.

Virtual world learning environment

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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.

Newsletter

Intervention Type OTHER

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.

Comparison

All comparison youth participants will only receive one component:

1\) Newsletters

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Newsletter

Intervention Type OTHER

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.

Interventions

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Nutrition lessons

Face-to-face interactive group lessons delivered in the classroom.

Intervention Type 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.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Rippleville

Eligibility Criteria

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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