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Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG)
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Study NCT00006409   Information provided by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

First Received on October 12, 2000.   Last Updated on April 26, 2010   History of Changes
Results First Received: February 17, 2010  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized;   Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment;   Masking: Open Label;   Primary Purpose: Prevention
Conditions: Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Diseases
Obesity
Intervention: Behavioral: Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG)

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Recruitment Details
Key information relevant to the recruitment process for the overall study, such as dates of the recruitment period and locations
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Pre-Assignment Details
Significant events and approaches for the overall study following participant enrollment, but prior to group assignment
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Reporting Groups
  Description
6th-grade/2003 - Intervention Cross-sectional sample of 6th-grade girls in schools that were randomized to receive the intervention (data collected at baseline)
6th-grade/2003 - Control Cross-sectional sample of 6th-grade girls in schools that were randomized to not receive the intervention (data collected at baseline)
8th-grade/2005 - Intervention Cross-sectional sample of 8th-grade girls in schools that were randomized to receive the intervention (data collected after 2 years of intervention, including "baseline" data reported here)
8th-grade/2005 - Control Cross-sectional sample of 8th-grade girls in schools that were randomized to not receive the intervention (data collected after 2 years of intervention, including "baseline" data reported here)
8th-grade/2006 - Intervention Cross-sectional sample of 8th-grade girls in schools that were randomized to receive the intervention (data collected after 3 years of intervention, including "baseline" data reported here)
8th-grade/2006 - Control Cross-sectional sample of 8th-grade girls in schools that were randomized to not receive the intervention (data collected after 3 years of intervention, including "baseline" data reported here)

Participant Flow for 3 periods

 Period 1:   Baseline
    6th-grade/2003 - Intervention     6th-grade/2003 - Control     8th-grade/2005 - Intervention     8th-grade/2005 - Control     8th-grade/2006 - Intervention     8th-grade/2006 - Control  
STARTED     865     856     0     0     0     0  
COMPLETED     817     786     0     0     0     0  
NOT COMPLETED     48     70     0     0     0     0  
Protocol Violation                 48                 70                 0                 0                 0                 0  

Period 2:   Post-2 Year Intervention
    6th-grade/2003 - Intervention     6th-grade/2003 - Control     8th-grade/2005 - Intervention     8th-grade/2005 - Control     8th-grade/2006 - Intervention     8th-grade/2006 - Control  
STARTED     0 [1]   0 [1]   1791 [2]   1713 [2]   0     0  
COMPLETED     0     0     1540     1545     0     0  
NOT COMPLETED     0     0     251     168     0     0  
Protocol Violation                 0                 0                 251                 168                 0                 0  
[1] 6th grade/2003 sample was not followed over time
[2] Sample is independent of 6th-grade/2003 sample that was measured at baseline

Period 3:   Post-3 Year Intervention
    6th-grade/2003 - Intervention     6th-grade/2003 - Control     8th-grade/2005 - Intervention     8th-grade/2005 - Control     8th-grade/2006 - Intervention     8th-grade/2006 - Control  
STARTED     0     0     0 [1]   0 [1]   1726 [2]   1776 [2]
COMPLETED     0     0     0     0     1664     1714  
NOT COMPLETED     0     0     0     0     62     62  
Protocol Violation                 0                 0                 0                 0                 62                 62  
[1] 8th-grade/2005 sample was not followed over time
[2] Sample is independent of 8th-grade/2005 sample that was measured post-2 year intervention



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Reporting Groups
  Description
6th-grade/2003 - Intervention Cross-sectional sample of 6th-grade girls in schools that were randomized to receive the intervention (data collected at baseline)
6th-grade/2003 - Control Cross-sectional sample of 6th-grade girls in schools that were randomized to not receive the intervention (data collected at baseline)
8th-grade/2005 - Intervention Cross-sectional sample of 8th-grade girls in schools that were randomized to receive the intervention (data collected after 2 years of intervention, including "baseline" data reported here)
8th-grade/2005 - Control Cross-sectional sample of 8th-grade girls in schools that were randomized to not receive the intervention (data collected after 2 years of intervention, including "baseline" data reported here)
8th-grade/2006 - Intervention Cross-sectional sample of 8th-grade girls in schools that were randomized to receive the intervention (data collected after 3 years of intervention, including "baseline" data reported here)
8th-grade/2006 - Control Cross-sectional sample of 8th-grade girls in schools that were randomized to not receive the intervention (data collected after 3 years of intervention, including "baseline" data reported here)

Baseline Measures
    6th-grade/2003 - Intervention     6th-grade/2003 - Control     8th-grade/2005 - Intervention     8th-grade/2005 - Control     8th-grade/2006 - Intervention     8th-grade/2006 - Control     Total  
Number of Participants  
[units: participants]
 		  865     856     1791     1713     1726     1776     8727  
Age  
[units: participants]
 		             
<=18 years     865     856     1791     1713     1726     1776     8727  
Between 18 and 65 years     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  
>=65 years     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  
Age  
[units: years]
Mean ± Standard Deviation 		  11.94  ± 0.49     11.98  ± 0.55     14.00  ± 0.53     13.99  ± 0.52     13.97  ± 0.49     13.99  ± 0.49     11.96  ± 0.52  
Gender  
[units: participants]
 		             
Female     865     856     1791     1713     1726     1776     8727  
Male     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  



  Outcome Measures
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1.  Primary:   MET-weighted MVPA: Daily Minutes of Moderate-to-vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) Weighted by Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET)   [ Time Frame: Post-2 year intervention ]
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2.  Primary:   MET-weighted MVPA: Daily Minutes of Moderate-to-vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) Weighted by Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET)   [ Time Frame: Post-3 year intervention ]
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Certain Agreements:  
Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.
There is NOT an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.


Limitations and Caveats
Limitations of the study, such as early termination leading to small numbers of participants analyzed and technical problems with measurement leading to unreliable or uninterpretable data
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Results Point of Contact:  
Name/Title: June Stevens
Organization: University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
phone: 919-966-7218
e-mail: june_stevens@unc.edu


Publications of Results:
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.
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):876-882.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Stevens, J., Murray, D. M., Catellier, D. J., Lytle, L. A., Elder, J. P., Young, D. R., Simons-Morton, D. G., Webber, L. S. Design of the Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls (TAAG). Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2005;26:223-233.
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.
Cohen, D., Ashwood, S., Scott, M., Overton, A., Evenson, K. R., Voorhees, C. C., Bedimo-Rung, A., McKenzie, T. Proximity to School and Physical Activity Among Middle School Girls: The Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls Study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 2006; 3(S1): S129-S138.
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.
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. Epub 2006 Jul 19.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Saunders RP, Moody J. Community agency survey formative research results from the TAAG study. Health Educ Behav. 2006 Feb;33(1):12-24.
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.
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.
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.
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. Epub 2006 Aug 28.
Pate, R.R., Stevens, J., Pratt, C., Sallis, J., Schmitz, K.H., Webber, L.S., Welk, G., Young, D.R. Objectively Measured Physical Activity in 6th Grade Girls. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 2006;160:1262-1268.
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.
Going, S., Nichols, J., Loftin, M., Stewart, D., Lohman, T., Tuuri, G., Ring. K., Pickrel, J., Blew, R., Stevens, J. Validation of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) in Black, White and Hispanic Adolescent Girls. International Journal of Body Composition Research. 2006; 4(4):161-167.
Nichols, J. F., Going, S., Loftin, M., Stewart, D., Nowicki, E. M., Pickrel, J. Comparison of Two Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) Instruments for Determining Body Composition in Adolescent Girls. International Journal of Body Composition Research. 2006; 4(4):153-159.
Young, D. R., Felton, G. M., Grieser, M., Elder, J., Johnson, C., Lee, J., Kubik, M. Policies and Opportunities for Physical Activity in Middle School Environments. Journal of School Health. 2007;77(1):41-47.
Evenson, K.R., Scott, M.M., Cohen, D.A., Voorhees, C.C. Girls' Perception of Neighborhood Factors on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Body Mass Index: The Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls. Obesity 2007;15(2):430-445.
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. International Journal of Body Composition Research. 2007; 5(1):1-8.
Treuth, M.S., Catellier, D.J., Schmitz, K. Pate, R.R., Elder, J.P., McMurray, R.G., Blew, R.M., Yang, S., Webber, L. Weekend and weekday patterns of physical activity in overweight and normal weight adolescent girls. OBESITY 2007:15 (7), 1782-88.
Dowda, M., McKenzie, T.L., Cohen, D.A., Scott, M.M., Evenson, K.R., Bedimo-Rung, A.L., Voorhees, C.C., Almeida, M.J.C.A. Commercial Venues as Supports for Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls. Preventive Medicine 45 (2007) 163-168.

Other Publications:
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):876-882.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Publications automatically indexed to this study:
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.


Responsible Party: June Stevens, Principal Investigator, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00006409     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 934, U01HL066845
Study First Received: October 12, 2000
Results First Received: February 17, 2010
Last Updated: April 26, 2010
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government





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