Healthy Kids Beyond the Bell: Investigating the Impact of After-School and Summer Programs
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age5-12
SponsorUniversity of South Carolina
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
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
Trial design
Design model
Factorial
Treatments tested in this trial
After school program
BehavioralThe 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
BehavioralThe 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.
Treatment groups
480 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsGroup A: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: After schoolExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: Summer campExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group D: After school and Summer CampExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Change in Body Mass Index
BMI translated into BMI z-scores based on Centers for Disease Control age-sex-specific zBMI growth charts
Time frame
End 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)Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov