Web-Based Active Balance Childhood Study in Chinese-American

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study compares the feasibility and efficacy of an individually tailored, child-centered, Internet-based behavioral intervention with that of general Internet-based health information for improving health behaviors and relative weight in Chinese-American children during a 6-month period. A total of 60 children (age 10-14) and their families will be randomized to either the intervention group or control group. The intervention is based on the Social Cognitive Theory and Transtheoretical Model.

Detailed Description
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The proposed study will use a randomized experimental design to examine the effects of an individually tailored, Internet-based behavioral intervention program on improving health behavior (dietary intake and physical activity) and anthropometrics of Chinese-American children. A total of 60 children and their families will be recruited. The intervention will include a weekly Internet session tailored to each individual child for eight weeks and three Internet sessions for parents. Children and their parents in the control group will receive general health information on healthy eating, active lifestyles, dental care, smoking cessation, and risk taking issues via the Internet. The content of the sessions is described later. After informed consent is obtained from parents and verbal assent from the children, baseline data (T0) will be collected before assigning the children and parents to the intervention group or control group. Follow-up data for both groups will be collected at 2 months (T1), 4 months (T2) and 6 months (T3) after baseline.

Official Title
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Web-Based Active Balance Childhood Study in Chinese-American (Web ABC Study): A Randomized Clinical Trial

Conditions
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Healthy

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: general health information
* Behavioral: individually-tailored intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Children: children between the ages of 10 and 14 years old who self-identify as Chinese or of Chinese origin reside in the Bay Area in the same household as at least one parent, can read and speak English, and have access to the Internet at home Parents: parents who self-identify as Chinese or of Chinese origin have children between the ages of 11 and 14 are able to read either Chinese or English are able to speak Mandarin, Cantonese, or English have access to the Internet at home Exclusion Criteria: children with chronic health problems that include any dietary modifications or activity limitations will be excluded (e.g., diabetes, exercise-induced asthma)

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 10 Years
Maximum Age: 14 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: general health information group<br>participants received general health information | Behavioral: general health information<br>* participants received general health information<br>|
| Experimental: individually-tailored intervention<br>participants received individually-tailored intervention | Behavioral: individually-tailored intervention<br>* participants received individually-tailored intervention<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BMI |  | baseline to 6 month follow up | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| physical activity, dietary intake, coping strategy |  | baseline to 6 month follow up | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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web based intervention, individually-tailored, Chinese-American children, compared the changes in physical activity level, changes in dietary intake, changes in coping strategy used, changes in BMI