Healthy
Conditions
Keywords
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
Brief summary
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
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALgeneral health information
participants received general health information
BEHAVIORALindividually-tailored intervention
participants received individually-tailored intervention
Sponsors
University of California, San Francisco
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| BMI | baseline to 6 month follow up |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| physical activity, dietary intake, coping strategy | baseline to 6 month follow up |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed