Clinical trial

Primary Prevention of Obesity in American Indian Youth in Rural Tribal Schools

Recruiting now · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT06864468

Recruiting nowNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

The goal of this study is to learn if a culturally relevant health promotion curricula prevents obesity among 4th graders in rural tribal schools. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1) Does the health promotion curricula intervention increase diet and physical activity behaviors in 4th grade students? Researchers will compare 4th grade classes who will receive intervention at two intervention schools to 4th grades at two comparison schools who will not receive the intervention. All participants will have their skin carotenoids assessed using Veggie Meter, complete 24-hour diet recall via telephone, height and weight measured, body composition, answer two surveys about perceptions of their school environment practices and diet patterns at school, wear accelerometers for 7 days

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

Age8 Years to 10 Years

SexAll

Healthy volunteersAccepted

ConditionObesity Prevention, School Wellness Policy

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: students enrolled in the 4th and 3rd grades at one of the participating schools, has parental consent, ability to attend baseline assessment, and the 3-day summer camp - Exclusion Criteria: any student not in either the 3rd or 4th grades, and youth who have not completed an application with any known allergies or limitations to physical activity will not be included \-

Treatments and study arms

Health promotion curricula

Behavioral

3-day summer camp and 9-month health promotion curriculum that focuses on physical activity and nutrition

Primary outcomes

Body Mass IndexFrom enrollment to the end of the intervention at 9 months

Determine height and weight measurements for BMI using calibrated Tanita SC-331S Body Composition Analyzer and SECA Stadiometer

24-hour dietary recallsFrom enrollment to the end of the intervention at 9 months

Diet recalls will be conducted within a 2-week period (2 weekdays and 1 weekend day) using the Nutrition Data System for Research. Trained interviewers will administer the 24-hour recalls over the telephone

Veggie MeterFrom enrollment to the end of the intervention at 9 months

The veggie meter uses a low-energy blue light to quantify changes in skin carotenoid levels using resonance spectrosocopy. The pad of the index finger is scanned.

Physical activity wrist acclerometer (ActiGraph)From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 9 months

Participants will wear the device for 7 days and nights to capture moderate and vigorous physical activity and sleep.

Health promotion surveyFrom enrollment to the end of the intervention at 9 months

Survey measuring healthy lifestyle behaviors