Physical ActivityGoing PlacesNCT07044375
Going Places: A Multi-level Intervention to Improve Youth Transportation Efficacy and Physical Activity
A study testing Going Places in people with Physical Activity and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, run by Duke University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Going Places is a community driven intervention to increase transportation self-efficacy among low-income youth, enabling access to community-based programs that promote physical activity and improve long term cardiometabolic health. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 12 to 18 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Physical Activity, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Cardiometabolic Health Indicators
- What is being tested?
- Going Places
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 97 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 7 Oct 2020to 1 Aug 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 12 to 18 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- Age 12-18 years
- 18 years or older and has a family member who or has enrolled in Durham Parks and Recreation programs
- Enrolled in the MyDurham teen park-based afterschool program in Durham, NC
- Reads, writes and speaks English
- Durham Parks and Recreation Staff
Who cannot join
- Age <12 years or >18 years
- Not enrolled in the MyDurham teen park-based afterschool program in Durham, NC
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Durham Parks and Recreation
Durham, North Carolina, 27701
About this study
Going Places is a community driven intervention to increase transportation self-efficacy among low-income youth, enabling access to community-based programs that promote physical activity and improve long term cardiometabolic health. Going Places was co-developed under the joint leadership of Duke and Durham Parks and Recreation (DPR). Going Places is pilot tested and fully functional. The intervention incorporates a multi-level approach that includes 1) workshops on navigating local transportation systems; 2) field trips and participatory assets mapping activities; and 3) youth transportation advocacy.
Read the detailed description
Going Places is a multilevel transportation self-efficacy intervention designed to increase physical activity (PA) among under resourced youth and improve their cardiometabolic health. Going Places is informed by the Socioecological Framework and Bandura's Self-efficacy Theory and includes the following components: weekly workshops on navigating transportation systems (individual level), community field trips and participatory mapping activities (recreation center level), and local transportation advocacy (environment level). Going Places was codeveloped under the joint leadership of Duke University and Durham Parks and Recreation (DPR; Durham, NC).
Going Places is offered to individual youth as part of DPR's no-cost adolescent afterschool program for youths aged 13 to 19 years. Going Places provides weekly workshops co-led by Duke and DPR that aimed to promote transportation self-efficacy (e.g., how to use local transportation systems, including biking and walking path trail maps, acquiring a free bus pass, using the bus and rail system, pedestrian and biking safety). Workshops also include engaging in active games and recreation.
Monthly field trips organized with the recreation center provide opportunities for youth to navigate transportation systems and engage in PA, primarily in outdoor settings. Youth also participate in a series of participatory mapping exercises to identify safe routes to reach neighborhood sites for active recreation.
The intervention's environmental components focus on promoting access to transportation and PA for youths. The Going Places study team, youth participants, and the program's Steering Committee collaborate with local organizations that oversee recreation and transportation programs and policy in Durham. These organizations are involved in ongoing advocacy to promote safe, affordable, and sustainable transportation and recreation, including park renovation and restoration projects, public mural contests, and social activism (web; social media).
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Cardiometabolic Health Indicators, Self-Efficacy
- Being tested
- Going Places
- Keywords
- Program planning and implementation, Community youth organizations, Community-based physical activity, Transportation self-efficacy, Cardiometabolic health, Physical activity, Parks and Recreation
- Medical subject headings
- Motor Activity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Going PlacesBehavioural
Going Places is a community driven intervention to increase transportation self-efficacy among low-income youth, enabling access to community-based programs that promote physical activity and improve long term cardiometabolic health. The intervention incorporates a multi-level approach that includes 1) workshops on navigating local transportation systems; 2) field trips and participatory assets mapping activities; and 3) youth transportation advocacy.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Going Places | Other | Teens enrolled in the MyDurham park-based afterschool program will receive the Going Places youth transportation intervention. Receives: Behavioral: Going Places |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Physical Activity as measured by number of steps per day
Youth participants were provided with Garmin accelerometers at baseline and 4 months to monitor step data over 7 consecutive days. Wrist-worn accelerometry (versus waist worn) was chosen to maximize compliance. A threshold of 11,500 or more steps per day was used to evaluate whether participants met daily steps goals.
Measured: Baseline and 4 months
Transportation Self-Efficacy as measured by the Teen Environment and Neighborhood (TEAN) scale
The primary measure of youth transportation self-efficacy measured at baseline and 4 months will be the Teen Environment and Neighborhood (TEAN) scale, measured via surveys collected during regular youth program hours.
Measured: Baseline and 4 months
Transportation Self-Efficacy as measured by the Youth Living in Active Neighborhoods scale
The Youth Living in Active Neighborhoods scale is a 67-item questionnaire that assesses youth perceptions of neighborhood design features related to physical activity. A higher score indicates greater neighborhood walkability.
Measured: Baseline and 4 months
Transportation Self-Efficacy as measured by Physical Activity Neighborhood Environment Scale (PANES)
The PANES is used to assess the environmental factors for walking and bicycling in the participant's neighborhood. The score is calculated as a mean of items 1 through 17 and has a range of 1 to 4, with higher values indicating greater environmental support for physical activity.
Measured: Baseline and 4 months
Secondary outcomes (4)
Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) time per day
Data will be summarized to compute participant-level moderate-to-vigorous PA corresponding to each time point. Wrist worn accelerometry (versus waist worn) was chosen to maximize compliance.
Measured: Baseline and 4 months
Total Physical Activity (PA) time per day
Total PA includes all non-sedentary time. Data will be summarized to compute participant-level total PA per day corresponding to each time point. Wrist worn accelerometry (versus waist worn) was chosen to maximize compliance.
Measured: Baseline and 4 months
Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP)
A total of three SBP measurements will be taken successively with 1-min in between each measure. For analysis, the first value will be dropped, and the subsequent two will be averaged.
Measured: Baseline and 4 months
Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP)
A total of three DBP measurements will be taken successively with 1-min in between each measure. For analysis, the first value will be dropped, and the subsequent two will be averaged.
Measured: Baseline and 4 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted1 Jul 2025
- Study start7 Oct 2020
- Primary completion1 Aug 2026
- Study completion1 Aug 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (5)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Physical ActivityStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Duke UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 97 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Duke University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Durham Parks and Recreation (Durham, NC)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Emily D'Agostino, DPH, MS, MEd, MA, Principal investigator, Duke University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07044375
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Pro00106083
- Acronym
- Going Places
- Status last verified
- Aug 2026
- First submitted
- 23 Jun 2025
- Last updated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Miller HN, Berger MB, Askew S, Trefney E, Tyson C, Svetkey L, Bennett GG, Steinberg DM. Implementation of an At-home Blood Pressure Measurement Protocol in a Hypertension Management Clinical Trial During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2022 Sep-Oct 01;37(5):475-481. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000927. Epub 2022 Apr 23.
PubMed 35467561Urbina E, Alpert B, Flynn J, Hayman L, Harshfield GA, Jacobson M, Mahoney L, McCrindle B, Mietus-Snyder M, Steinberger J, Daniels S; American Heart Association Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in Youth Committee. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in children and adolescents: recommendations for standard assessment: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in Youth Committee of the council on cardiovascular disease in the young and the council for high blood pressure research. Hypertension. 2008 Sep;52(3):433-51. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.108.190329. Epub 2008 Aug 4. No abstract available.
PubMed 18678786National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents. The fourth report on the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure in children and adolescents. Pediatrics. 2004 Aug;114(2 Suppl 4th Report):555-76. No abstract available.
PubMed 15286277Chung NW, Ostbye T, Jones JM, Smith AL, Zewdie HY, Yuan A, Kumar A, D'Agostino EM. Needs Assessment and Feasibility of a Park-Based Active Transportation Intervention to Promote Youth Physical Activity and Access to Parks and Recreation. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 2023 July. DOI:10.18666/JPRA-2023-11830
D'Agostino EM, Neshteruk CD, Li T, Davis J, Granados I, Kumar A, Forde J, Hornik CP. Going Places: An Active Transportation Intervention to Increase Youth Physical Activity, Durham, North Carolina, 2023-2024. Am J Public Health. 2025 May;115(5):693-697. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2025.308012. Epub 2025 Mar 20.
PubMed 40112267
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Aug 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Going Places: A Multi-level Intervention to Improve Youth Transportation Efficacy and Physical Activity
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07044375
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Going Places / Pro00106083
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Cardiometabolic Health Indicators, Self-Efficacy
- Keywords
- Program planning and implementation, Community youth organizations, Community-based physical activity, Transportation self-efficacy, Cardiometabolic health, Physical activity, Parks and Recreation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 97 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Duke UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Durham Parks and Recreation (Durham, NC)
- Study start
- 7 Oct 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Aug 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Aug 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 1 Jul 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Going Places is a community driven intervention to increase transportation self-efficacy among low-income youth, enabling access to community-based programs that promote physical activity and improve long term cardiometabolic health. Going Places was co-developed under the joint leadership of Duke and Durham Parks and Recreation (DPR). Going Places is pilot tested and fully functional. The intervention incorporates a multi-level approach that includes 1) workshops on navigating local transportation systems; 2) field trips and participatory assets mapping activities; and 3) youth transportation advocacy.
Detailed description
Going Places is a multilevel transportation self-efficacy intervention designed to increase physical activity (PA) among under resourced youth and improve their cardiometabolic health. Going Places is informed by the Socioecological Framework and Bandura's Self-efficacy Theory and includes the following components: weekly workshops on navigating transportation systems (individual level), community field trips and participatory mapping activities (recreation center level), and local transportation advocacy (environment level). Going Places was codeveloped under the joint leadership of Duke University and Durham Parks and Recreation (DPR; Durham, NC).
Going Places is offered to individual youth as part of DPR's no-cost adolescent afterschool program for youths aged 13 to 19 years. Going Places provides weekly workshops co-led by Duke and DPR that aimed to promote transportation self-efficacy (e.g., how to use local transportation systems, including biking and walking path trail maps, acquiring a free bus pass, using the bus and rail system, pedestrian and biking safety). Workshops also include engaging in active games and recreation.
Monthly field trips organized with the recreation center provide opportunities for youth to navigate transportation systems and engage in PA, primarily in outdoor settings. Youth also participate in a series of participatory mapping exercises to identify safe routes to reach neighborhood sites for active recreation.
The intervention's environmental components focus on promoting access to transportation and PA for youths. The Going Places study team, youth participants, and the program's Steering Committee collaborate with local organizations that oversee recreation and transportation programs and policy in Durham. These organizations are involved in ongoing advocacy to promote safe, affordable, and sustainable transportation and recreation, including park renovation and restoration projects, public mural contests, and social activism (web; social media).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Going Places | Other | Behavioral: Going PlacesTeens enrolled in the MyDurham park-based afterschool program will receive the Going Places youth transportation intervention. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 12 to 18 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Age 12-18 years
- 18 years or older and has a family member who or has enrolled in Durham Parks and Recreation programs
- Enrolled in the MyDurham teen park-based afterschool program in Durham, NC
- Reads, writes and speaks English
- Durham Parks and Recreation Staff
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Age <12 years or >18 years
- Not enrolled in the MyDurham teen park-based afterschool program in Durham, NC
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Going PlacesGoing Places is a community driven intervention to increase transportation self-efficacy among low-income youth, enabling access to community-based programs that promote physical activity and improve long term cardiometabolic health. The intervention incorporates a multi-level approach that includes 1) workshops on navigating local transportation systems; 2) field trips and participatory assets mapping activities; and 3) youth transportation advocacy. | Behavioural | Going Places |
Primary outcome
Physical Activity as measured by number of steps per day
Time frame: Baseline and 4 months
Youth participants were provided with Garmin accelerometers at baseline and 4 months to monitor step data over 7 consecutive days. Wrist-worn accelerometry (versus waist worn) was chosen to maximize compliance. A threshold of 11,500 or more steps per day was used to evaluate whether participants met daily steps goals.
Transportation Self-Efficacy as measured by the Teen Environment and Neighborhood (TEAN) scale
Time frame: Baseline and 4 months
The primary measure of youth transportation self-efficacy measured at baseline and 4 months will be the Teen Environment and Neighborhood (TEAN) scale, measured via surveys collected during regular youth program hours.
Transportation Self-Efficacy as measured by the Youth Living in Active Neighborhoods scale
Time frame: Baseline and 4 months
The Youth Living in Active Neighborhoods scale is a 67-item questionnaire that assesses youth perceptions of neighborhood design features related to physical activity. A higher score indicates greater neighborhood walkability.
Transportation Self-Efficacy as measured by Physical Activity Neighborhood Environment Scale (PANES)
Time frame: Baseline and 4 months
The PANES is used to assess the environmental factors for walking and bicycling in the participant's neighborhood. The score is calculated as a mean of items 1 through 17 and has a range of 1 to 4, with higher values indicating greater environmental support for physical activity.
4 secondary outcomes
Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) time per day
Time frame: Baseline and 4 months
Total Physical Activity (PA) time per day
Time frame: Baseline and 4 months
Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP)
Time frame: Baseline and 4 months
Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP)
Time frame: Baseline and 4 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Aug 2026.
- Background: PubMed 35467561Miller HN, Berger MB, Askew S, Trefney E, Tyson C, Svetkey L, Bennett GG, Steinberg DM. Implementation of an At-home Blood Pressure Measurement Protocol in a Hypertension Management Clinical Trial During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2022 Sep-Oct 01;37(5):475-481. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000927. Epub 2022 Apr 23.
- Background: PubMed 18678786Urbina E, Alpert B, Flynn J, Hayman L, Harshfield GA, Jacobson M, Mahoney L, McCrindle B, Mietus-Snyder M, Steinberger J, Daniels S; American Heart Association Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in Youth Committee. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in children and adolescents: recommendations for standard assessment: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in Youth Committee of the council on cardiovascular disease in the young and the council for high blood pressure research. Hypertension. 2008 Sep;52(3):433-51. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.108.190329. Epub 2008 Aug 4. No abstract available.
- Background: PubMed 15286277National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents. The fourth report on the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure in children and adolescents. Pediatrics. 2004 Aug;114(2 Suppl 4th Report):555-76. No abstract available.
- Results publicationChung NW, Ostbye T, Jones JM, Smith AL, Zewdie HY, Yuan A, Kumar A, D'Agostino EM. Needs Assessment and Feasibility of a Park-Based Active Transportation Intervention to Promote Youth Physical Activity and Access to Parks and Recreation. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 2023 July. DOI:10.18666/JPRA-2023-11830
- Results publication: PubMed 40112267D'Agostino EM, Neshteruk CD, Li T, Davis J, Granados I, Kumar A, Forde J, Hornik CP. Going Places: An Active Transportation Intervention to Increase Youth Physical Activity, Durham, North Carolina, 2023-2024. Am J Public Health. 2025 May;115(5):693-697. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2025.308012. Epub 2025 Mar 20.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Emily D'Agostino, DPH, MS, MEd, MA principal investigator
Duke University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Going Places in people with Physical Activity and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, run by Duke University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Physical Activity as measured by number of steps per day (time frame: Baseline and 4 months). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07044375, which also lists 5 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Aug 2026.