Increasing weight-bearing physical activity and calcium-rich foods to promote bone mass gains among 9-11 year old girls: the Cal Girls study
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN74938765 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN74938765 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | R01 HD 037743 |
- Submission date
- 02/05/2005
- Registration date
- 03/05/2005
- Last edited
- 15/02/2008
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Prof Simone French
Scientific
Scientific
Division of Epidemiology
& Community Health
1300 S 2nd St, #300
Minneapolis
55454
United States of America
| Phone | +1 612 626 8495 |
|---|---|
| french@epi.umn.edu |
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Not specified |
| Study type | Quality of life |
| Scientific title | |
| Study acronym | Cal Girls |
| Study objectives | It was hypothesised that the behavioural intervention would result in increases in dietary Calcium (Ca) intake and weight-bearing physical activity (PA), and in the rate of bone mass accrual. Innovative aspects of the present study included: 1. Its focus on changing eating and PA behaviors to increase bone mass growth 2. Its focus on pre-adolescent girls, a group at risk for declines in Ca intake and PA levels as they develop into adolescence 3. Its unique collaboration with a community-based organisation (the Girl Scouts of America) as a channel to implement a health behaviour intervention |
| Ethics approval(s) | The study was reviewed and approved by the University of Minnesota Research Participants Internal Review Board. |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Osteoporosis prevention |
| Intervention | Thirty 5th-grade Girl Scout troops were recruited and randomised to a two-year behavioural intervention program (n = 15 troops) or to a no-treatment control group (n = 15 troops). The behavioural program was implemented during 5th and 6th grades by trained troop leaders as part of the regular troop meetings. The intervention program was based on Social Cognitive Theory and consisted of ten 90-minute activity-based sessions during each of the two years. It focused on the development of behavioural skills to choose Ca-rich foods and to engage in weight-bearing physical activity. Behavioural goals for the intervention were to increase daily dietary Ca intake to 1300 mg/day (increase of 4 daily servings of Ca rich foods; about 800 Ca mg/day) and to increase weight-bearing physical activity to 120 minutes per week. A continuously available, interactive web-based program, and a one-week summer camp between 5th and 6th grade years, were implemented as components of the intervention program. Parents were also targeted through the web-based program. Control troops did not receive any program and conducted their usual troop meeting activities during the two-year intervention period. Evaluation was conducted with individual girls and a parent at clinic visits at baseline prior to randomisation, at one-year follow-up, and at the end of the study (two year follow-up). |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Change in areal bone mineral content (aBMC) was the primary outcome variable for the study because it best reflects bone mass change in developing children. |
| Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
| Overall study start date | 01/01/2003 |
| Completion date | 01/01/2004 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Child |
| Sex | Female |
| Target number of participants | 322 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 30 5th-grade Girl Scout troops from the Minneapolis and St Paul metropolitan area were recruited to take part in the study through mailed fliers to troop leaders and troop leader meeting announcements. Troop eligibility criteria were: 1. Troop size greater than or equal to 8 girls 2. Parental consent and girl assent from each troop member to participate in troop meetings with intervention program activities 3. Troop plans to remain together at minimum two more years |
| Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/01/2003 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/01/2004 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United States of America
Study participating centre
Division of Epidemiology
Minneapolis
55454
United States of America
55454
United States of America
Sponsor information
University of Minnesota (USA)
University/education
University/education
Division of Epidemiology
& Community Health
1300 S 2nd St, #300
Minneapolis
55454
United States of America
| Phone | +1 612 624 1818 |
|---|---|
| french@epi.umn.edu | |
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/017zqws13 |
Funders
Funder type
Government
National Insititutes of Health (NIH) (USA) (ref: R01 HD 037743)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | Results | 19/07/2005 | Yes | No |
