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| 5R25OD010525 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science (formerly known as Miami Science Museum) | UNKNOWN |
| New York Hall of Science | UNKNOWN |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | NIH |
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Get in the GROOVE! will address health disparities impacting underserved youth. Given the alarming rate of overweight and obesity among high school minority youth, the project will focus on middle school with the primary aim of reaching middle school girls before unhealthy habits become firmly ingrained.
The primary aim of the research project is to investigate the impact of two types of summer science enrichment programs (that focus on health and wellness) on middle school girls' self-efficacy, health knowledge, health behaviors, and interest in science. One program will present the curriculum by conventional means (GROOVE condition) while the second program will include the addition of a closed 3-D virtual world environment to reinforce concepts (GROOVE+ condition).
The following hypotheses will be tested in the randomized controlled trial:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Summer wellness program - nutrition & physical activity | Active Comparator | The GROOVE condition uses conventional means to address health-related activities and content within the context of a science museum summer enrichment program. The emphasis is on nutrition, physical activity, and healthy lifestyle. |
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| Summer program plus virtual world technology | Experimental | The GROOVE+ condition enhances the conventional approach to address health-related activities and content within the context of a science museum summer enrichment program by employing technology and a 3-D virtual world as a key educational strategy. The emphasis is on nutrition, physical activity, and healthy lifestyle. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Summer science wellness program emphasizing health education pertaining to nutrition, physical activity, and healthy lifestyle. | Other | The enhanced virtual world education (GROOVE+) will be compared to conventional approach (GROOVE). Each program is Monday-Friday, 9:30-3:30, for 3 weeks in the summer. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| change in Health Knowledge | Multiple choice questionnaire used to assess participants' health knowledge pertaining to nutrition, physical activity, weight, and lifestyle. The measure will test for the content of the summer program. | pretreatment ( Day1-2) and post treatment (end of 3 week summer session) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| change in Self-efficacy - physical activity | The physical activity self-efficacy support seeking and barriers subscales developed by Saunders, Pate, Felton et al.'s (1997, Preventive Medicine, vol. 26, 241-247) will be used. | pretreatment ( Day1-2) and post treatment (end of 3 week summer session) |
| change in Self-efficacy - fruit and vegetable consumption |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| change in health behaviors | eating habits and physical activity habits | pretreatment ( Day1-2), post treatment (end of 3 week summer session), and up to a year follow-up |
| change in Science attitudes and aspirations |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Girls are excluded if they are:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Patrice G Saab, Ph.D. | University of Miami | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Patricia and Phillip Museum of Science | Miami | Florida | 33129 | United States | ||
| New York Hall of Science |
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| D015438 | Health Behavior |
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| D001519 | Behavior |
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| D015444 | Exercise |
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| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D009068 | Movement |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |
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The food-related self-efficacy scale items comes from the work of Reynolds et al. ( 2002, Health Psychology, vol. 21, 51-60) and addresses fruit and vegetable consumption. |
| pretreatment ( Day1-2) and post treatment (end of 3 week summer session) |
| change in Self-efficacy - science | Science self-efficacy assesses confidence to master the GROOVE program science components. | pretreatment ( Day1-2) and post treatment (end of 3 week summer session) |
This measure consist of items drawn from Louise Archer et al.'s (2013, Journal of Education Policy, 1-28, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02680939.2013.790079#.UbDmUuARtm1) ASPIRES project. Participants are asked to make ratings reflecting science attitudes, aspirations, and interests.
| pretreatment ( Day1-2), post treatment (end of 3 week summer session), and up to a year follow-up |
| change in Family and participant habits | Assesses family and participant activities and habits and ratings of participant health and interests. | pretreatment ( Day1-2), post treatment (end of 3 week summer session - for participant only), and up to a year follow-up |
| change in Pedometer activity | Pedometers will be used daily to assess physical activity. | Participants will be given a pedometer to wear during the 3 week summer program period |
| Change in eating behavior | The Eating Behavior Scale consists of 28 items; all 20 items from Fahlman et al. (2013, American Journal of Health Education, vol. 43, 165-171) and 8 additional items from the 2009-2010 School Physical Activity and Nutrition Project (https://sph.uth.edu/content/uploads/2011/12/SPAN\_2009-10\_8th-11thStudentSurveyEnglish\_FINAL.pdf). The measure asks participants to indicate how many times they consumed an item on the day before (e.g., fruits, vegetables, candy, etc). A subsample of students will complete up to three 24-hour dietary recalls to examine the validity of the self-report items in the study's participants. | Up to 4 assessments will occur over the 3 week program. |
| change in Presence | The presence scale consists of 11 items influenced by the work of Fox et al. (2009, Presence Vol. 18,294-303) will be completed by the participants in the GROOVE+ condition. The scale assesses the extent to which the participant feels present in the 3-D virtual world. | up to 3 times during the GROOVE+ condition |
| Queens |
| New York |
| 11368 |
| United States |