Clinical trial

Healthy Kids Beyond the Bell: Investigating the Impact of After-School and Summer Programs

Recruiting now · Phase 2 · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT05880901

Recruiting nowPhase 2Interventional

What this study is about

Nearly one in five children are obese, and disparities in overweight and obesity between children from low- and middle-to-high-income households persist despite a multitude of school-based interventions. The structured days hypothesis posits that structure within a school day plays a protective role for children against obesogenic behaviors, and, ultimately, prevents the occurrence of excessive weight gain, thus, past school-based efforts are misplaced. This study will provide access to healthy structured programming via vouchers to afterschool programs and summer day camps during two "windows of vulnerability" (ie afterschool and summer) for low-income children.

A promising-looking record is not the same as confirmed eligibility. The study team must review the full criteria and current recruitment status.

Basic eligibility

Age5 Years to 12 Years

SexAll

Healthy volunteersAccepted

ConditionHealth Status Disparities, Pediatric Obesity, Ethnic Group, Socioeconomic Factors

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * k-4th grader in a partner school * eligible for free and reduced price lunch (a widely recognized indicator of * socioeconomic level and poverty status) * parent that indicates "yes' on an informed consent document for participation in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of an intellectual disability, such as Down Syndrome, Fragile X, Fetal Alcohol * a physical disability, such as wheelchair use, that prevents the ability to ambulate without assistance. * Families who plan to enroll their children in a summer camp or after school program or relocate (i.e., move) during the 14-month period that they participate

Treatments and study arms

After school program

Behavioral

The after school program are existing community-based programs that take place immediately after the regular school day (typically 3:00-6:00pm); are located in a school; are available daily throughout the academic year (Monday through Friday); and provide a combination of scheduled activities, which include a snack, homework assistance/tutoring, enrichment activities (e.g., arts and crafts, music), and opportunities for children to be physically active.

Summer day camp

Behavioral

The summer day camp programs are existing camps which take place at schools from which children will be recruited. The camps are not singularly focused, such as sport camps or academic only camps. Rather, the camps provide indoor and outdoor opportunities for children to be physically active each day, provide enrichment and academic programming, as well as provide breakfast, lunch, and snacks.

Primary outcomes

Change in Body Mass IndexEnd of school year (0 months, start of summer), beginning of school year (3 months, end of summer) and end of following school year (12 months)

BMI translated into BMI z-scores based on Centers for Disease Control age-sex-specific zBMI growth charts

Study locations

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University of South Carolina🇺🇸 Columbia, South Carolina, United States

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Robert G WeaverContact