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WAVE~Ripples for Change: Obesity Prevention in Active Youth

NCT03215485 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 498

Last updated 2022-04-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Intervention targets youth ages 14 - 19 participating in soccer teams. The intervention group will be given face to face nutrition lessons and have access to an online immersive learning environment. The comparison group will not. The project will test if the immersive learning environment is effective in preventing unhealthy weight gain.

Conditions

  • Childhood Obesity Prevention

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Nutrition lessons

Face-to-face interactive group lessons delivered in the classroom.

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual world learning environment

Every participant has their own unique avatar in the virtual world learning environment named Rippleville. They can choose to complete quests, watch archived nutrition video lessons, explore, and socialize with other avatars. They receive rewards (Rippleville dollar and badges) for their efforts.

OTHER

Newsletter

All participants in the intervention and comparison groups receive up to 10 professional newsletters on topics related to sports nutrition and performance, healthy eating and active living tips.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oregon State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Siew Sun Wong, PhD · OSU

  • Melinda M Manore, PhD, RD · OSU

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-08-31
Primary Completion
2018-09-30
Completion
2018-12-31

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