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Wakaya: Rising Up for Choctaw Youth Health

University of Washington · with National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) · NCT05818384

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 12–19 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
176
US sites recruiting
2
Study start
April 28, 2023
Record last updated
September 30, 2026

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What the study 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.

Being studied: Wakaya: Rising Up for Choctaw Youth Curriculum

Conditions: Obesity, Adolescent; Healthy Nutrition; Sedentary Behavior; Drug Abuse

Eligibility criteria

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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

Recruiting US locations

  • Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

    Durant, OK 74571

    Site contact: Christian H Anderson · 833-265-4289 · cander98@uw.edu

  • University of Washington, IWRI, School of Social Work

    Seattle, WA 98105

    Site contact: Tee Benally · 833-265-4289 · tbenally@uw.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Tee Benally · 833-265-4289 · tbenally@uw.edu
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