Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG)

NCT00006409 | Completed Phase 2 Results DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 934U01HL066845
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 8,727
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief 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

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• MET-weighted MVPA: Daily Minutes of Moderate-to-vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) Weighted by Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET)

  Post-2 year intervention

• MET-weighted MVPA: Daily Minutes of Moderate-to-vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) Weighted by Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET)

  Post-3 year intervention

Study Arms (2)

School-based intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

TAAG health education included six lessons in each of 7th and 8th grades designed to enhance behavioral skills known to influence physical activity. TAAG physical education classes promoted moderate-vigorous physical activity for at least 50% of class time and encouraged teachers to promote physical activity outside of class. In conjunction with community partners, programs that were promoted outside of school included Dance Dance Revolution, after-school step aerobics class, before-school open gym, basketball camp, touch football, and weekend canoe programs. TAAG promotions used a social marketing approach to promote awareness of and participation in activities through media and promotional events.

Behavioral: Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG) BEHAVIORAL

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.

School-based intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 14 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Public middle schools in which a majority of students lived in the surrounding community
• Enrollment of at least 90 8th-grade girls
• Yearly withdrawal rates less than 28%
• At least one semester of physical education required for each grade
• Willingness to sign a memorandum of understanding and accept random assignment of the school

You may not qualify if:

• Limited English-speaking skills
• Unable to participate in physical education classes due to a medical condition or disability
• Contraindications for participating in a submaximal exercise test

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: lead
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): collaborator

Related Publications (39)

• Murray DM, Catellier DJ, Hannan PJ, Treuth MS, Stevens J, Schmitz KH, Rice JC, Conway TL. School-level intraclass correlation for physical activity in adolescent girls. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2004 May;36(5):876-82. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000126806.72453.1c.

  PMID: 15126724 BACKGROUND

• Moody JS, Prochaska JJ, Sallis JF, McKenzie TL, Brown M, Conway TL. Viability of parks and recreation centers as sites for youth physical activity promotion. Health Promot Pract. 2004 Oct;5(4):438-43. doi: 10.1177/1524839903258222.

  PMID: 15358916 BACKGROUND

• Stevens J, Murray DM, Catellier DJ, Hannan PJ, Lytle LA, Elder JP, Young DR, Simons-Morton DG, Webber LS. Design of the Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls (TAAG). Contemp Clin Trials. 2005 Apr;26(2):223-33. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2004.12.011.

  PMID: 15837442 BACKGROUND

• Dishman RK, Motl RW, Sallis JF, Dunn AL, Birnbaum AS, Welk GJ, Bedimo-Rung AL, Voorhees CC, Jobe JB. Self-management strategies mediate self-efficacy and physical activity. Am J Prev Med. 2005 Jul;29(1):10-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2005.03.012.

  PMID: 15958246 BACKGROUND

• Schmitz KH, Treuth M, Hannan P, McMurray R, Ring KB, Catellier D, Pate R. Predicting energy expenditure from accelerometry counts in adolescent girls. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2005 Jan;37(1):155-61. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000150084.97823.f7.

  PMID: 15632682 BACKGROUND

• Treuth MS, Schmitz K, Catellier DJ, McMurray RG, Murray DM, Almeida MJ, Going S, Norman JE, Pate R. Defining accelerometer thresholds for activity intensities in adolescent girls. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2004 Jul;36(7):1259-66.

  PMID: 15235335 BACKGROUND

• McMurray RG, Ring KB, Treuth MS, Welk GJ, Pate RR, Schmitz KH, Pickrel JL, Gonzalez V, Almedia MJ, Young DR, Sallis JF. Comparison of two approaches to structured physical activity surveys for adolescents. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2004 Dec;36(12):2135-43. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000147628.78551.3b.

  PMID: 15570151 RESULT

• Birnbaum AS, Evenson KR, Motl RW, Dishman RK, Voorhees CC, Sallis JF, Elder JP, Dowda M. Scale development for perceived school climate for girls' physical activity. Am J Health Behav. 2005 May-Jun;29(3):250-7. doi: 10.5993/ajhb.29.3.6.

  PMID: 15899688 RESULT

• Catellier DJ, Hannan PJ, Murray DM, Addy CL, Conway TL, Yang S, Rice JC. Imputation of missing data when measuring physical activity by accelerometry. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2005 Nov;37(11 Suppl):S555-62. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000185651.59486.4e.

  PMID: 16294118 RESULT

• Voorhees CC, Murray D, Welk G, Birnbaum A, Ribisl KM, Johnson CC, Pfeiffer KA, Saksvig B, Jobe JB. The role of peer social network factors and physical activity in adolescent girls. Am J Health Behav. 2005 Mar-Apr;29(2):183-90. doi: 10.5993/ajhb.29.2.9.

  PMID: 15698985 RESULT

• Cohen DA, Ashwood S, Scott M, Overton A, Evenson KR, Voorhees CC, Bedimo-Rung A, McKenzie TL. Proximity to School and Physical Activity Among Middle School Girls: The Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls Study. J Phys Act Health. 2006 Feb;3(s1):S129-S138. doi: 10.1123/jpah.3.s1.s129.

  PMID: 28834509 RESULT

• Cohen DA, Ashwood JS, Scott MM, Overton A, Evenson KR, Staten LK, Porter D, McKenzie TL, Catellier D. Public parks and physical activity among adolescent girls. Pediatrics. 2006 Nov;118(5):e1381-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2006-1226.

  PMID: 17079539 RESULT

• Elder JP, Lytle L, Sallis JF, Young DR, Steckler A, Simons-Morton D, Stone E, Jobe JB, Stevens J, Lohman T, Webber L, Pate R, Saksvig BI, Ribisl K. A description of the social-ecological framework used in the trial of activity for adolescent girls (TAAG). Health Educ Res. 2007 Apr;22(2):155-65. doi: 10.1093/her/cyl059. Epub 2006 Jul 19.

  PMID: 16855014 RESULT

• Evenson KR, Birnbaum AS, Bedimo-Rung AL, Sallis JF, Voorhees CC, Ring K, Elder JP. Girls' perception of physical environmental factors and transportation: reliability and association with physical activity and active transport to school. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2006 Sep 14;3:28. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-3-28.

  PMID: 16972999 RESULT

• Gittelsohn J, Steckler A, Johnson CC, Pratt C, Grieser M, Pickrel J, Stone EJ, Conway T, Coombs D, Staten LK. Formative research in school and community-based health programs and studies: "state of the art" and the TAAG approach. Health Educ Behav. 2006 Feb;33(1):25-39. doi: 10.1177/1090198105282412.

  PMID: 16397157 RESULT

• Grieser M, Vu MB, Bedimo-Rung AL, Neumark-Sztainer D, Moody J, Young DR, Moe SG. Physical activity attitudes, preferences, and practices in African American, Hispanic, and Caucasian girls. Health Educ Behav. 2006 Feb;33(1):40-51. doi: 10.1177/1090198105282416.

  PMID: 16397158 RESULT

• Lohman TG, Ring K, Schmitz KH, Treuth MS, Loftin M, Yang S, Sothern M, Going S. Associations of body size and composition with physical activity in adolescent girls. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2006 Jun;38(6):1175-81. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000222846.27380.61.

  PMID: 16775560 RESULT

• McKenzie TL, Catellier DJ, Conway T, Lytle LA, Grieser M, Webber LA, Pratt CA, Elder JP. Girls' activity levels and lesson contexts in middle school PE: TAAG baseline. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2006 Jul;38(7):1229-35. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000227307.34149.f3.

  PMID: 16826019 RESULT

• Moe SG, Pickrel J, McKenzie TL, Strikmiller PK, Coombs D, Murrie D. Using school-level interviews to develop a Multisite PE intervention program. Health Educ Behav. 2006 Feb;33(1):52-65. doi: 10.1177/1090198105282418.

  PMID: 16397159 RESULT

• Murray DM, Stevens J, Hannan PJ, Catellier DJ, Schmitz KH, Dowda M, Conway TL, Rice JC, Yang S. School-level intraclass correlation for physical activity in sixth grade girls. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2006 May;38(5):926-36. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000218188.57274.91.

  PMID: 16672847 RESULT

• Saunders RP, Moody J. Community agency survey formative research results from the TAAG study. Health Educ Behav. 2006 Feb;33(1):12-24. doi: 10.1177/1090198105282410.

  PMID: 16397156 RESULT

• Staten LK, Birnbaum AS, Jobe JB, Elder JP. A typology of middle school girls: audience segmentation related to physical activity. Health Educ Behav. 2006 Feb;33(1):66-80. doi: 10.1177/1090198105282419.

  PMID: 16397160 RESULT

• Vu MB, Murrie D, Gonzalez V, Jobe JB. Listening to girls and boys talk about girls' physical activity behaviors. Health Educ Behav. 2006 Feb;33(1):81-96. doi: 10.1177/1090198105282443.

  PMID: 16397161 RESULT

• Young DR, Johnson CC, Steckler A, Gittelsohn J, Saunders RP, Saksvig BI, Ribisl KM, Lytle LA, McKenzie TL. Data to action: using formative research to develop intervention programs to increase physical activity in adolescent girls. Health Educ Behav. 2006 Feb;33(1):97-111. doi: 10.1177/1090198105282444.

  PMID: 16397162 RESULT

• Pfeiffer KA, Schmitz KH, McMurray RG, Treuth MS, Murray DM, Pate RR. Physical activities in adolescent girls: variability in energy expenditure. Am J Prev Med. 2006 Oct;31(4):328-31. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2006.06.002. Epub 2006 Aug 28.

  PMID: 16979458 RESULT

• Pate RR, Stevens J, Pratt C, Sallis JF, Schmitz KH, Webber LS, Welk G, Young DR. Objectively measured physical activity in sixth-grade girls. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006 Dec;160(12):1262-8. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.160.12.1262.

  PMID: 17146024 RESULT

• Rushovich BR, Voorhees CC, Davis CE, Neumark-Sztainer D, Pfeiffer KA, Elder JP, Going S, Marino VG. The relationship between unsupervised time after school and physical activity in adolescent girls. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2006 Jul 31;3:20. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-3-20.

  PMID: 16879750 RESULT

• Going S, Nichols J, Loftin M, Stewart D, Lohman T, Tuuri G, Ring K, Pickrel J, Blew R, J Stevens. Validation of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) for estimation of body composition in Black, White and Hispanic adolescent girls. Int J Body Compos Res. 2006;4(4):161-167.

  PMID: 17848976 RESULT

• Nichols J, Going S, Loftin M, Stewart D, Nowicki E, Pickrel J. Comparison of two bioelectrical impedance analysis instruments for determining body composition in adolescent girls. Int J Body Compos Res. 2006;4(4):153-160.

  PMID: 17607326 RESULT

• Young DR, Felton GM, Grieser M, Elder JP, Johnson C, Lee JS, Kubik MY. Policies and opportunities for physical activity in middle school environments. J Sch Health. 2007 Jan;77(1):41-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2007.00161.x.

  PMID: 17212759 RESULT

• Saksvig BI, Catellier DJ, Pfeiffer K, Schmitz KH, Conway T, Going S, Ward D, Strikmiller P, Treuth MS. Travel by walking before and after school and physical activity among adolescent girls. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Feb;161(2):153-8. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.161.2.153.

  PMID: 17283300 RESULT

• Evenson KR, Scott MM, Cohen DA, Voorhees CC. Girls' perception of neighborhood factors on physical activity, sedentary behavior, and BMI. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007 Feb;15(2):430-45. doi: 10.1038/oby.2007.502.

  PMID: 17299117 RESULT

• Scott MM, Cohen DA, Evenson KR, Elder J, Catellier D, Ashwood JS, Overton A. Weekend schoolyard accessibility, physical activity, and obesity: the Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls (TAAG) study. Prev Med. 2007 May;44(5):398-403. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.12.010. Epub 2006 Dec 29.

  PMID: 17292958 RESULT

• Loftin M, Nichols J, Going S, Sothern M, Schmitz KH, Ring K, Tuuri G, Stevens J. Comparison of the validity of anthropometric and bioelectric impedance equations to assess body composition in adolescent girls. Int J Body Compos Res. 2007;5(1):1-8.

  PMID: 18163160 RESULT

• Scott MM, Evenson KR, Cohen DA, Cox CE. Comparing perceived and objectively measured access to recreational facilities as predictors of physical activity in adolescent girls. J Urban Health. 2007 May;84(3):346-59. doi: 10.1007/s11524-007-9179-1.

  PMID: 17401691 RESULT

• Treuth MS, Catellier DJ, Schmitz KH, Pate RR, Elder JP, McMurray RG, Blew RM, Yang S, Webber L. Weekend and weekday patterns of physical activity in overweight and normal-weight adolescent girls. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007 Jul;15(7):1782-8. doi: 10.1038/oby.2007.212.

  PMID: 17636097 RESULT

• Dowda M, McKenzie TL, Cohen DA, Scott MM, Evenson KR, Bedimo-Rung AL, Voorhees CC, Almeida MJ. Commercial venues as supports for physical activity in adolescent girls. Prev Med. 2007 Aug-Sep;45(2-3):163-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.06.001. Epub 2007 Jun 7.

  PMID: 17673281 RESULT

• Budd EL, McQueen A, Eyler AA, Haire-Joshu D, Auslander WF, Brownson RC. The role of physical activity enjoyment in the pathways from the social and physical environments to physical activity of early adolescent girls. Prev Med. 2018 Jun;111:6-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.02.015. Epub 2018 Feb 12.

  PMID: 29447926 DERIVED

• Webber LS, Catellier DJ, Lytle LA, Murray DM, Pratt CA, Young DR, Elder JP, Lohman TG, Stevens J, Jobe JB, Pate RR; TAAG Collaborative Research Group. Promoting physical activity in middle school girls: Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls. Am J Prev Med. 2008 Mar;34(3):173-84. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.11.018.

  PMID: 18312804 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases; Heart Diseases; Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Results Point of Contact

• Title: June Stevens
• Organization: University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

june_stevens@unc.edu

919-966-7218

Study Officials

• John Elder

  San Diego State University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Timothy Lohman

  University of Arizona

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Leslie Lytle

  University of Minnesota

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Russell Pate

  University of South Carolina

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• June Stevens

  University of North Carolina

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Larry Webber

  Tulane University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Deborah Young

  Johns Hopkins University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Distinguished Professor, Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 12, 2000
• First Posted: October 13, 2000
• Study Start: September 1, 2000
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2008
• Study Completion: August 1, 2008
• Last Updated: July 22, 2015
• Results First Posted: May 14, 2010

Record last verified: 2015-06