Wakaya: Rising Up for Choctaw Youth Health

Part of paid clinical trials in Durant, Oklahoma.

Sponsor
University of Washington
Study ID
NCT05818384
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Drug Abuse
  • Healthy Nutrition
  • Obesity, Adolescent
  • Sedentary Behavior

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
12 Years - 19 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Wakaya: Rising Up for Choctaw Youth Curriculum — BEHAVIORAL
    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.

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

Start date
Apr 28, 2023
Status verified
Feb 2024
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2027
Completion
Apr 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
176 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: Wait List Control
    Participants in the Wait List group will be randomly assigned to start the intervention 3 months later in the Summer.
  • Experimental: Wakaya (Immediate Group)
    Participants in the immediate group will be randomly assigned to start the intervention immediately in the Spring.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in physical activity assessed by self-report [ Time Frame: Baseline; Immediate post-intervention (month 3); 3 months post (month 6); and 6 months post-intervention (month 9) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Choctaw Nation of OklahomaDurantOklahoma74571
Christian H Anderson
[email protected]
1-833-265-4289
University of Washington, IWRI, School of Social WorkSeattleWashington98105
Tee Benally
[email protected]
1-833-265-4289

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