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

NCT00604513 | Completed DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 0504S69518R21DK072972
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 181
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief 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

Obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Program feasibility

  One school year

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Body Mass Index (BMI)

  One school-year

• Physical activity

  One school-year

• Quality of dietary intake

  One school-year

• Self-efficacy to change eating and physical activity behaviors, improved body image, and improved self-esteem

  One school-year

• Parental support for healthy eating and physical activity

  One school-year

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Ready. Set. ACTION! Protocol

2

SHAM COMPARATOR

Other: Control

Interventions

Ready. Set. ACTION! Protocol OTHER

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.

1

Control OTHER

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

2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• th-6th grade children at intervention and control schools
• Parent or guardian of participating children

You may not qualify if:

• Other ages

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Minnesota: lead
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RD

  Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 5, 2007
• First Posted: January 30, 2008
• Study Start: September 1, 2006
• Study Completion: May 1, 2007
• Last Updated: November 1, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-10