Wakaya: Rising Up for Choctaw Youth Health
Recruiting · NCT05818384 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: University of Washington
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Wakaya: Rising Up for Choctaw Youth Curriculum
What this trial is about
Investigators will conduct a two-group randomized waitlist-control trial to assess the efficacy of the Wakaya: Rising Up for Choctaw Youth Health program on improving physical activity, reducing sedentary behaviors and improving healthful eating habits as well as delaying or reducing alcohol, tobacco and other drug use. Wakaya is an experiential, outdoor, nature-based program grounded in Choctaw values. It is a multi-level intervention that increases individual motivation and leadership skills to make healthy behavioral choices for behavior and exercise.
Who can take part
Age range
12 Years to 19 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Be enrolled in Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO)
- Live within CNO tribal region for 12 months
- YES to one of the following:
- Consumed sweetened beverages or processed/fast food 2x or more per week; OR
- Engaged in excessive sitting or lying around (\>540 min/day) or engage in small screen recreation (\>2 hours/day); OR
- Physical activity - spend \<60 minutes/day outdoors or \<2.5 hrs per week in moderate or vigorous physical activity OR spend \<60 minutes a day in moderate or vigorous intensity aerobic activity; OR
- Engage in any T.V., small screen/video game recreation (\> 2 hours/day)
Exclusion criteria
- opioid/methamphetamine drug use (2 times or more in past month)
- allergic reactions to food (e.g. peanuts), plant (poison oak or ivy) or insects (e.g. bees, fire ants) that caused difficulty in breathing or necessitated hospitalization or caused an anaphylactic reaction
- disability that prevents student from walking or from engaging in exercise
- aggressive, violent, combative or inappropriate behaviors
- inability to follow directions
- psychotic symptoms
Where it is running
2 locations listed across 2 US states.
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma - Durant, Oklahoma, United States
- University of Washington, IWRI, School of Social Work - Seattle, Washington, United States