NCT Number: NCT02187939
Get in the GROOVE! will address health disparities impacting underserved youth. Given the alarming rate of overweight and obesity among high school minority youth, the project will focus on middle school with the primary aim of reaching middle school girls before unhealthy habits become firmly ingrained.
The primary aim of the research project is to investigate the impact of two types of summer science enrichment programs (that focus on health and wellness) on middle school girls' self-efficacy, health knowledge, health behaviors, and interest in science. One program will present the curriculum by conventional means (GROOVE condition) while the second program will include the addition of a closed 3-D virtual world environment to reinforce concepts (GROOVE+ condition).
The following hypotheses will be tested in the randomized controlled trial:
1. Upon completion of the summer program, the enhanced summer program GROOVE+ relative to the conventional summer program will result in a) increased self-efficacy for adopting healthy behavior change; b) increased health knowledge; c) enhanced science self-concept; and e) more positive behavior change (e.g., improved nutrition, increased physical activity). 2. At follow-up, the enhanced summer program relative to the conventional summer program will result in further and/or sustained improvements in positive behavior health behaviors and attitudes.
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Notify Me11 year–14 year
Female
Interventional
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Patricia and Phillip Museum of Science, Miami, Florida, United States
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
Girls are excluded if they are:
The enhanced virtual world education (GROOVE+) will be compared to conventional approach (GROOVE). Each program is Monday-Friday, 9:30-3:30, for 3 weeks in the summer.
Time frame: pretreatment ( Day1-2) and post treatment (end of 3 week summer session)
Multiple choice questionnaire used to assess participants' health knowledge pertaining to nutrition, physical activity, weight, and lifestyle. The measure will test for the content of the summer program.
Time frame: pretreatment ( Day1-2) and post treatment (end of 3 week summer session)
The physical activity self-efficacy support seeking and barriers subscales developed by Saunders, Pate, Felton et al.'s (1997, Preventive Medicine, vol. 26, 241-247) will be used.
Time frame: pretreatment ( Day1-2) and post treatment (end of 3 week summer session)
The food-related self-efficacy scale items comes from the work of Reynolds et al. ( 2002, Health Psychology, vol. 21, 51-60) and addresses fruit and vegetable consumption.
Time frame: pretreatment ( Day1-2) and post treatment (end of 3 week summer session)
Science self-efficacy assesses confidence to master the GROOVE program science components.
Time frame: pretreatment ( Day1-2), post treatment (end of 3 week summer session), and up to a year follow-up
eating habits and physical activity habits
Time frame: pretreatment ( Day1-2), post treatment (end of 3 week summer session), and up to a year follow-up
This measure consist of items drawn from Louise Archer et al.'s (2013, Journal of Education Policy, 1-28, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02680939.2013.790079#.UbDmUuARtm1) ASPIRES project. Participants are asked to make ratings reflecting science attitudes, aspirations, and interests.
Time frame: pretreatment ( Day1-2), post treatment (end of 3 week summer session - for participant only), and up to a year follow-up
Assesses family and participant activities and habits and ratings of participant health and interests.
Time frame: Participants will be given a pedometer to wear during the 3 week summer program period
Pedometers will be used daily to assess physical activity.
Time frame: Up to 4 assessments will occur over the 3 week program.
The Eating Behavior Scale consists of 28 items; all 20 items from Fahlman et al. (2013, American Journal of Health Education, vol. 43, 165-171) and 8 additional items from the 2009-2010 School Physical Activity and Nutrition Project (https://sph.uth.edu/content/uploads/2011/12/SPAN_2009-10_8th-11thStudentSurveyEnglish_FINAL.pdf). The measure asks participants to indicate how many times they consumed an item on the day before (e.g., fruits, vegetables, candy, etc). A subsample of students will complete up to three 24-hour dietary recalls to examine the validity of the self-report items in the study's participants.
Time frame: up to 3 times during the GROOVE+ condition
The presence scale consists of 11 items influenced by the work of Fox et al. (2009, Presence Vol. 18,294-303) will be completed by the participants in the GROOVE+ condition. The scale assesses the extent to which the participant feels present in the 3-D virtual world.
University of Miami
Other
Get in the GROOVE (Girls Realizing Options Through OpenSim Virtual Experiences)!
Acronym: GROOVE
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