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Ready. Set. ACTION! A Theater-Based Obesity Prevention Program for Children

NCT00604513 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 181

Last updated 2019-11-01

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Summary

The goal of Ready, Set, ACTION! (RSA) is to test the feasibility of implementing a theater-based after-school program to promote healthy eating, physical activity, and positive body image with children in grades four through six.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Ready. Set. ACTION! Protocol

The intervention included three components: theater sessions; booster sessions; and family outreach. After-school theater sessions were conducted in the fall in the intervention schools. Sessions included: a "check-in" about changes made over the past week; healthy snacks; a movement component that involved fun and easy activities; and creating/education. Children at intervention schools participated in weekly after-school booster sessions in the winter to further address the behavioral messages addressed during the intervention. Throughout the program, weekly Fun \& Fitness packs were sent home to families that included a healthy food with a simple recipe using that food or fitness incentives for the family. There were also two family events: a theater performance, and a reception.

OTHER

Control

The control condition also participated in a theater-based intervention that addressed a health topic unrelated to weight, hand-washing and overall personal hygiene.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Minnesota

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RD · Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-09-30
Completion
2007-05-31

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