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Phase 2 N=1,721 Randomized Prevention

Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG)

Cardiovascular Diseases · Heart Diseases · Obesity

Enrolled (actual)
1,721
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2010
Primary outcome: Primary: MET-weighted MVPA: Daily Minutes of Moderate-to-vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) Weighted by Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET) — 136.5; 136.9 Minutes of MET-weighted MVPA˙

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Interventions
Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG) (Behavioral)
Age
Pediatric · 12+ yrs
Sex
Female
Sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Primary completion
Aug 2008

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
MET-weighted MVPA: Daily Minutes of Moderate-to-vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) Weighted by Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET)
136.4; 125.5
PRIMARY
MET-weighted MVPA: Daily Minutes of Moderate-to-vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) Weighted by Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET)
136.4; 125.5

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.

Eligibility Criteria

School inclusion criteria:

  • 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

Student exclusion criteria:

  • 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
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00006409). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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