New Moves - Obesity Prevention Among Adolescent Girls

University of Minnesota (UMN)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: New Moves

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00250497

R01DK063107 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

0309S51763

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 356 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 14 to 19 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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356 participants in 2 patient groups

New Moves Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

The New Moves intervention is an all girls physical education class that provides a supportive environment for girls. 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. Girls meet individually with a personal coach.

Treatment:

Behavioral: New Moves

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Girls in the control group participated in an all-girls physical education class but did not receive additional components offered in the intervention such as individual coaching.