Go Girls! Fitness Support Group Intervention Effectiveness Study
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Ovarian Cancer, Obesity Weight Loss, Women's Studies, Endocrine, Endocrine, Diabetes, Diabetes |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology, Oncology, Reproductive |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 10 - 18 |
| Updated: | 1/25/2018 |
| Start Date: | April 2012 |
| End Date: | April 2019 |
| Contact: | Deborah Sanderson |
| Email: | pcos@virginia.edu |
| Phone: | 434-243-6911 |
The main purpose of this study is to determine if the Go Girls! program to take place at the
Kluge Children's Rehabilitation Center Therapeutic Recreation Gymnasium, intended to
introduce girls to a fun, non-threatening environment of exercise with peer support, improves
scores on a physical activity enjoyment scale (PACES). Information regarding enjoyment of
physical activity before and after the program will allow objective evaluation of whether the
program is achieving its mission. Qualitative responses to the questionnaires will give
program leaders a better sense of potential attitudes and barriers to regular exercise for
teen girls. These responses will be used to shape activities during this or future programs
for teens. Anthropometric (e.g. body weight, blood pressure, waist circumference) and
biochemical (bloodwork) data will allow us to determine whether any change in metabolic risk
factors can be seen from this 6-month once weekly intervention.
Kluge Children's Rehabilitation Center Therapeutic Recreation Gymnasium, intended to
introduce girls to a fun, non-threatening environment of exercise with peer support, improves
scores on a physical activity enjoyment scale (PACES). Information regarding enjoyment of
physical activity before and after the program will allow objective evaluation of whether the
program is achieving its mission. Qualitative responses to the questionnaires will give
program leaders a better sense of potential attitudes and barriers to regular exercise for
teen girls. These responses will be used to shape activities during this or future programs
for teens. Anthropometric (e.g. body weight, blood pressure, waist circumference) and
biochemical (bloodwork) data will allow us to determine whether any change in metabolic risk
factors can be seen from this 6-month once weekly intervention.
Adolescent girls have low participation in physical activity compared to boys at all ages.
Interventions to improve physical activity levels in children have shown greatest success
when targeted to low-active adolescent girls and employ strategies to enhance adolescents'
enjoyment of physical activity. Go Girls! is a new dance-based patient fitness support group
being offered via the Pediatric Endocrinology division in conjunction with the Center for
Research in Reproduction and the Children's Fitness Clinic for girls at-risk for
weight-related medical complications, particularly those with excess weight, polycystic ovary
syndrome (PCOS), diabetes mellitus, or insulin resistance. The goals of the program are to
introduce girls to exercise in a fun, non-threatening environment, meet other girls with
similar health concerns, enable girls to discover and develop a personal enjoyment of
exercise, and enable low-pressure interactions with medical care providers. The primary aim
of this study is to determine changes in girls' enjoyment of exercise. Our hypothesis is that
introducing girls to a fun, non-threatening environment of exercise with peer support will
modify scores on a physical activity enjoyment scale. Secondary aims will assess for changes
in weekly exercise, attitudes about exercise, and metabolic parameters and evidence for
androgen (male hormone) excess (a precursor to PCOS). Subjects will be recruited from girls
already participating in the Go Girls! program. Go Girls! is open to girls ages 10-18 yr with
diagnoses of abnormal weight gain, excess weight, insulin resistance, PCOS, premature
adrenarche, or type 2 diabetes mellitus previously cared for by the Pediatric Endocrinology
or Children's Fitness Clinics. Questionnaire, anthropometric, and optional fasting
biochemical information will be collected from girls at the beginning (first month), middle
(third month), and end of a 6-month exercise/support group intervention. Assessment of the
primary aim will be by comparing scores on the validated Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale
(PACES) compared before, during and after the intervention. Secondary aims will be assessed
via self-reported estimates of weekly exercise, qualitative written assessments of attitudes
towards exercise, and changes in biochemical data. Data obtained from the questionnaire will
be used to assess the primary aim of this protocol. The biochemical information, obtained via
optional blood draws at the beginning, middle, and end of the 6-month exercise/support group
intervention will be used to address one of the secondary aims. These blood draws are
optional so as not to deter subjects from participating in the main part of the study. Data
from the questionnaire and anthropometric measurements will be useful for testing the primary
and some of the secondary aims of this study, regardless of whether or not fasting
biochemical information is obtained.
Interventions to improve physical activity levels in children have shown greatest success
when targeted to low-active adolescent girls and employ strategies to enhance adolescents'
enjoyment of physical activity. Go Girls! is a new dance-based patient fitness support group
being offered via the Pediatric Endocrinology division in conjunction with the Center for
Research in Reproduction and the Children's Fitness Clinic for girls at-risk for
weight-related medical complications, particularly those with excess weight, polycystic ovary
syndrome (PCOS), diabetes mellitus, or insulin resistance. The goals of the program are to
introduce girls to exercise in a fun, non-threatening environment, meet other girls with
similar health concerns, enable girls to discover and develop a personal enjoyment of
exercise, and enable low-pressure interactions with medical care providers. The primary aim
of this study is to determine changes in girls' enjoyment of exercise. Our hypothesis is that
introducing girls to a fun, non-threatening environment of exercise with peer support will
modify scores on a physical activity enjoyment scale. Secondary aims will assess for changes
in weekly exercise, attitudes about exercise, and metabolic parameters and evidence for
androgen (male hormone) excess (a precursor to PCOS). Subjects will be recruited from girls
already participating in the Go Girls! program. Go Girls! is open to girls ages 10-18 yr with
diagnoses of abnormal weight gain, excess weight, insulin resistance, PCOS, premature
adrenarche, or type 2 diabetes mellitus previously cared for by the Pediatric Endocrinology
or Children's Fitness Clinics. Questionnaire, anthropometric, and optional fasting
biochemical information will be collected from girls at the beginning (first month), middle
(third month), and end of a 6-month exercise/support group intervention. Assessment of the
primary aim will be by comparing scores on the validated Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale
(PACES) compared before, during and after the intervention. Secondary aims will be assessed
via self-reported estimates of weekly exercise, qualitative written assessments of attitudes
towards exercise, and changes in biochemical data. Data obtained from the questionnaire will
be used to assess the primary aim of this protocol. The biochemical information, obtained via
optional blood draws at the beginning, middle, and end of the 6-month exercise/support group
intervention will be used to address one of the secondary aims. These blood draws are
optional so as not to deter subjects from participating in the main part of the study. Data
from the questionnaire and anthropometric measurements will be useful for testing the primary
and some of the secondary aims of this study, regardless of whether or not fasting
biochemical information is obtained.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female
- Ages 10-18 yr
- Participating in the Go Girls! program
- With diagnoses of abnormal weight gain, excess weight, insulin resistance, PCOS,
premature adrenarche, or type 2 diabetes mellitus
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known pregnancy
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Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
Principal Investigator: Christine M Burt Solorzano, MD
Phone: 434-243-6911
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