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Behavioural Intervention

Wakaya Program for Childhood Obesity (Wakaya Trial)

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Recruiting

Led By Karina Walters, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Washington

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline; post-intervention (month 3); 3 months post (month 6); 6 months post-intervention (month 9)

Awards & highlights

Wakaya Trial Summary

This trial assesses the effect of a Choctaw-based program on physical activity, eating habits, and drug/alcohol use to improve health.

Who is the study for?

The Wakaya trial is for high school students living in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma region who have unhealthy diets or sedentary lifestyles, and are not highly active outdoors. It's not for those with severe allergies, certain disabilities, a history of aggressive behavior, inability to follow directions, or recent opioid/methamphetamine use.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

This study tests the 'Wakaya: Rising Up for Choctaw Youth Health' program which aims to boost physical activity and healthy eating while reducing drug use among youth through outdoor activities and leadership skills development based on Choctaw values.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since Wakaya is a lifestyle intervention program focusing on exercise and nutrition rather than medication, it does not have typical medical side effects. However, participants may experience fatigue or muscle soreness from increased physical activity.

Wakaya Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline; post-intervention (month 3); 3 months post (month 6); 6 months post-intervention (month 9)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline; post-intervention (month 3); 3 months post (month 6); 6 months post-intervention (month 9)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline; post-intervention (month 3); 3 months post (month 6); 6 months post-intervention (month 9) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in beverage habits over time

Change in food and beverage habits over time

Change in physical activity assessed by self-report

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Secondary outcome measures

Body Mass Index (BMI) change

Change in alcohol use over time

Change in drug and alcohol refusal self-efficacy

+4 more

Wakaya Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Wakaya (Immediate Group)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants in the immediate group will be randomly assigned to start the intervention immediately in the Spring.

Group II: Wait List ControlExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants in the Wait List group will be randomly assigned to start the intervention 3 months later in the Summer.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of WashingtonLead Sponsor

1,741 Previous Clinical Trials

1,847,584 Total Patients Enrolled

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)NIH

2,470 Previous Clinical Trials

2,619,555 Total Patients Enrolled

Karina Walters, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Washington

Media Library

Wakaya: Rising Up for Choctaw Youth Curriculum (Behavioural Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05818384 — N/A

Healthy Eating Research Study Groups: Wait List Control, Wakaya (Immediate Group)

Healthy Eating Clinical Trial 2023: Wakaya: Rising Up for Choctaw Youth Curriculum Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05818384 — N/A

Wakaya: Rising Up for Choctaw Youth Curriculum (Behavioural Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05818384 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

To what demographic does this clinical research extend?

"This clinical trial is targeting 176 participants between the ages of 14 and 19 who have a balanced diet. Eligibility criteria also needs to be met in order for applicants to join this study."

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Are there any opportunities for prospective participants to join this research program?

"The trial, initially posted on April 10th 2023 and last updated a week later, is not currently in need of participants. However, clinicaltrials.gov lists 582 other trials that are actively looking to recruit volunteers right now."

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Are elderly individuals eligible for inclusion in this research endeavor?

"This trial is exclusively open to adolescents aged 14-19. In contrast, there are 227 studies recruiting minors and 326 trials recruiting elderly individuals."

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How is this clinical experiment designed to benefit those participating in it?

"The primary results that will be observed across a timeline of Baseline; Immediate post-intervention (month 3); 3 months post (month 6); and 6 months post-intervention (month 9) are changes in physical activity intensity as measured by an accelerometer. Secondary outcomes include alterations to weight, food addiction levels determined via the Yale Food Addiction Scale, and tobacco use frequency which is self-reported on a seven level ordinal scale from the YRBS 2023 survey."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Wakaya: Rising Up for Choctaw Youth Health

Michelle Johnson-Jennings 2023. "Wakaya: Rising Up for Choctaw Youth Health". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05818384.