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

Baylor College of Medicine

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Activity; Diet

Treatments: Other: teen web

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00983567

USDA 2007-55215-17998

2007-55215-17998

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 400 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 17 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ability to speak English
• 12-17 years old

Exclusion criteria

• no special diets

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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400 participants in 2 patient groups

Teen web

Experimental group

Description:

Main web - with all components

Treatment:

Other: teen web

Minimal teen web

Active Comparator group

Description:

Teen web minus behavioral components

Treatment:

Other: teen web