Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG)

Summary

To test the effectiveness of a multicomponent school-based and community-linked intervention in preventing the decline in physical activity levels and cardiovascular fitness in girls in grades 6-8.

Conditions

• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Heart Diseases
• Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG)

Intervention activities were designed to create (1) environmental and organizational changes supportive of physical activity and (2) cues, messages, and incentives to be more active. The intervention was designed to establish more opportunities, improve social support and norms, and increase self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and behavioral skills to foster greater moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). An innovative feature of TAAG was linking school and community agencies to promote activity programs for girls. Finally, a TAAG Program Champion component was developed to foster sustainability after the 2-year staff-directed intervention. TAAG investigators recruited and trained Program Champions during the staff-directed intervention phase to promote maintenance of the program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

  collaborator NIH

• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• John Elder · San Diego State University

• Timothy Lohman · University of Arizona

• Leslie Lytle · University of Minnesota

• Russell Pate · University of South Carolina

• June Stevens · University of North Carolina

• Larry Webber · Tulane University

• Deborah Young · Johns Hopkins University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

12 Years

Max Age

14 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2000-09-30

Primary Completion

2008-08-31

Completion

2008-08-31