OPC and TREC Pilot Projects Funded
OPC and TREC Pilot Projects funded prior to fall 2006 are listed below:OPC Pilot Projects funded prior to fall 2006Title: Preventing Childhood Obesity through Improved Parental Perception of Child Weight Status.
Investigators: Harsohena Kaur, Pediatrics; Diana Cutts, Pediatrics/HCMC; Lisa Harnack, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health; Nancy Sherwood, HealthPartners.
Funded: July 2006
Purpose: The goal of this pilot study is to develop a process and materials to aid pediatricians in informing parents of preschoolers about their child's weight status and provide appropriate recommendations to promote behaviors for healthy weight management. Parents will be surveyed to assess whether the materials were acceptable and effective in developing a realistic awareness of their child's weight. Title: Compliance with Wearing Physical Activity Accelerometers.
Investigators: John Sirard, Melissa Nelson, and Lisa Harnack, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health; Kathryn Schmitz, University of Pennsylvania.
Funded: May 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of hypothesized compliance strategies on subject compliance with wearing a physical activity accelerometer. Hypothesized compiance strategies include completing a journal to record times when the device was worn and removed, showing a participant a graphical sample of accelerometer data, and making participation compensation contigent on the number of days with complete data. Title: The epidemiology and etiology of obesity among youth in urban India.
Investigators: Melissa Stigler, Cheryl Perry, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health; K.Srinath Reddy, MD, HRIDAY & All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India.
Funded: January 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in urban Indian youth, and to examine whether or not the prevalence co-varies with socioeconomic status, gender, and/or grade. The study will also examine what behavioral risk factors, as well as degree of "westernization," are associated with increased BMI. Title: Evaluation of mini-farmers' markets to improve fruit and vegetable access and consumption in low-income and minority communities.
Investigators: Mark Muller, Brian Noy, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy; Simone French, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health.
Funded: January 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the impact that two neighborhood farmers' markets (one on the Ebenezer campus and a second in Phillips or Near North) have on fruit and vegetable consumption in a cohort of 60 community members at each of the two inner city sites. Title: An observational study of physical activity along Phase II of the Minneapolis Greenway.
Investigators: Kevin Krizek, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs; David Levinson, Department of Civil Engineering
Funded: May 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to characterize both the current population of Greenway users with respect to demographics, and uses of the Greenway with respect to the flow of walking and cycling, peak times/days of use, and reasons for using the Greenway. Title: The family mealtime environment of families with 8- to 10-year-old children.
Investigators: Jayne Fulkerson, School of Nursing; Mary Story, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health; Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, EpiCH
Funded: May 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to develop and administer a survey regarding family mealtime environments to parents and 8- to 10-year-old children. Results of this study will be used to gain more information regarding typical mealtime environments of families with 8- to 10-year-old children so as to inform an intervention to prevent obesity through the promotion of healthful meals at home. Title: Weight control behaviors: Short-term effects on body weight, eating and physical activity behaviors, and psychological well-being.
Investigators: Simone French, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health; Scott Crow, Psychiatry; Carol Peterson, Psychiatry
Funded: December 2004
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to examine whether engaging in recommended behaviors for weight control is associated with changes in eating behaviors, physical activity behaviors, body weight change, or change in psychological variables over a one month period. The study is not a weight loss study. It is designed only for the purpose of examining the effects of weight and behavior self-monitoring on behavioral and psychological outcomes. Title: Do obesity prevention interventions cause eating disorders? A dialogue about what has been learned in the past ten years.
Investigators: Simone French, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health; Scott Crow, Psychiatry; Carol Peterson, Psychiatry
Funded: December 2004
Purpose: This symposium is designed to provide an educational outreach to the academic, professional practice, and broader community on the issue of the promotion of healthful eating and physical activity behaviors in the broader population to prevent excess weight gain and obesity. The purpose is to promote a better understanding of the health benefits and potential risks of promoting behaviors related to energy balance, and to discuss their applicability to different population segments such as children, adolescents, and adults; normal weight and overweight individuals; and specific groups considered to be at higher risk for obesity development.
Results: The above symposium was held on Monday, September 19, 2005 from 9:00-11:00am in the Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Center for Public Policy, U of MN. Click here to see more information.
TREC Pilot Projects funded prior to fall 2006Title: Biological Determinants of Obesity in Teens.
Investigators: Donald Dengel, University of Minnesota, School of Kinesiology; Leslie Lytle and Mark Pereira, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health
Funded: March 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to examine a series of biological markers of glucose and lipid metabolism and inflammation and oxidative stress in youth between the ages of 15 and 18, who are from diverse economic and racial/ethnic backgrounds and are participating in the University of Minnesota TREC project titled, "Etiology of Adolescent Obesity." In addition to assessing body composition, this TREC project will assess behavioral factors such as eating behaviors and physical activity, psychosocial factors and social and physical environmental factors in a cohort of youth. Title: Social, Cultural and Contextual Dimensions of Young Women's Physical Activity.
Investigators: Maureen O'Dougherty and Mindy Kurzer, University of Minnesota, Department of Food Science and Nutrition
Funded: March 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to examine social, cultural and contextual factors that shape motivations for and barriers to physical activity among young women aged 18-30, during and after their participation in the WISER trial. Title: Validation of Internet-based Dietary Assessment.
Investigators: Mark Pereira, Lisa Harnack, Jennifer Linde, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health; Jay Desai, Minnesota Department of Health
Funded: March 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a new method for assessing dietary intake for use in research relevant to obesity, cancer, and other diseases. Valid and efficient approaches to dietary assessment are urgently needed to aid investigators in their study of energy balance as it relates to obesity on the impact of diet and cancer and other disease risks. Title: Effects of Exercise on Breast Cancer Biomarkers in Nipple Aspirate Fluid.
Investigators: Andrea Plate, Mindy Kurzer, University of Minnesota, Department of Food Science and Nutrition; Doug Yee, University of Minnesota, Department of Medicine (Cancer Center)
Funded: March 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to develop a method for collection of nipple aspirate fluid in young women, to develop analytical techniques for measurement of biomarkers of breast cancer risk in nipple aspirate fluid, and to perform a pilot study within WISER to evaluate the effects of exercise on nipple aspirate fluid biomarkers of breast cancer risk. Title: Physical Activity and Media in the Home Environment.
Investigators: John Sirard, Leslie Lytle, and Melissa Nelson, University of Minnesota, Department of Epidemiology and Community Health
Funded: March 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to develop a self-report survey instrument that will comprehensively reflect the availability and accessibility of physical activity and media equipment in the home environment. (Return to the top)
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