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NCT02017158 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Virtual Sprouts: Web-based Gardening Games to Teach Nutrition and Combat Obesity

A NA study, sponsored by University of Southern California.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
180
Enrollment target

NCT02017158: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of Southern California.

NCT02017158 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of Southern California. The registered enrollment target is 180 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (87% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02017158, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of Southern California.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
180 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop, disseminate, and evaluate a web-based nutrition and gardening game using interactive, multiplatform and mobile gaming, rich narrative, a pedagogical agent, meaningful play, and experiential learning to prevent/treat obesity in minority 3-5th grade youth and their families.

Primary Outcome

Change in scores on dietary intake as measured by the Block dietary screener, administered one week pre-intervention and one week post intervention. Length of intervention is approximately six weeks, depending upon how schools schedule the 12 game modules

Interventions

  • OTHER Virtual Sprouts

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 180 participants
Start Date 2011-09
Est. Completion 2016-12
Phase NA
University of Southern California

617 total trials

What the finished NCT02017158 record still lists

NCT02017158 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 180 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (87% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Virtual Sprouts is the first listed.

NCT02017158 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02017158 about?

NCT02017158 is a clinical study titled "Virtual Sprouts: Web-based Gardening Games to Teach Nutrition and Combat Obesity". The purpose of this study is to develop, disseminate, and evaluate a web-based nutrition and gardening game using interactive, multiplatform and mobile gaming, rich narrative, a pedagogical agent, meaningful play, and experiential learning to prevent/treat obesity in minority 3-5th grade youth and t...

What is the current status of trial NCT02017158?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 180 participants. The study started on 2011-09. Estimated completion is 2016-12.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02017158?

The interventions under investigation include: Virtual Sprouts (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02017158?

This trial is sponsored by University of Southern California, which has 617 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02017158's enrollment target sits among peer trials

180 586th of 2000 higher than 1,397 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02017158, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02017158 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.