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Physical Activity, Weight and Fitness Outcomes in Children in After-Care

NCT ID: NCT01063413

Last Updated: 2017-11-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

97 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-02-28

Study Completion Date

2010-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of two after-school programs on children's physical activity, fitness, body composition, and academic performance.

Detailed Description

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Tennessee ranks 4th for the highest prevalence of adult obesity in the nation (30.2%), and ranks 5th for the highest rate of youth obesity (36.5%). The Division of General Pediatrics at Vanderbilt has a specific research focus to develop community engagement projects that measurably reduce childhood obesity. Metro Parks and Recreation has been showcased by the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) as a national model for its leadership role in community health and wellness. The two have created a unique academic-community partnership, guided by principals of community-based participatory research (CBPR), that is working to test and disseminate effective Metro Parks-based programs to reduce pediatric obesity. The proposed study will examine the impact of the Coleman Community Center after-school program on routine physical activity, weight and fitness outcomes in children who belong to the low-income and racial and ethnic minority populations at highest risk for childhood obesity. This study was requested by Metro Parks and has significant policy implications: If the program is deemed effective in improving daily physical activity, weight and/or fitness outcomes in students, the proposed study will serve as the rationale to expand the program to Metro Parks' 22 community centers, all of which are located in under-resourced neighborhoods.

Conditions

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Obesity Exercise

Keywords

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Behavioral Research Community-Based Participatory Research

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Coleman Afterschool Program

Children enrolled in a community center-based after-school program.

No interventions assigned to this group

YMCA Fun Company

Children enrolled in a school-based after-school program.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 5 - 15 years
* enrolled in public school district
* parental permission to access school records

Exclusion Criteria

* under 5 or over 15
* no parental permission to access school records
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

15 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Wake Forest University Health Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sabina B. Gesell, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Locations

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Metro Parks & Recreation - Coleman Park Regional Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

YMCA Fun Company - Glencliff Elementary School

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Gesell SB, Tesdahl E, Ruchman E. The distribution of physical activity in an after-school friendship network. Pediatrics. 2012 Jun;129(6):1064-71. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-2567. Epub 2012 May 28.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 22641755 (View on PubMed)

Gesell SB, Sommer EC, Lambert EW, Vides de Andrade AR, Whitaker L, Davis L, Beech BM, Mitchell SJ, Arinze N, Neloms S, Ryan CK, Barkin SL. Comparative effectiveness of after-school programs to increase physical activity. J Obes. 2013;2013:576821. doi: 10.1155/2013/576821. Epub 2013 Aug 4.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 23984052 (View on PubMed)

Zhang J, Shoham DA, Tesdahl E, Gesell SB. Network interventions on physical activity in an afterschool program: an agent-based social network study. Am J Public Health. 2015 Apr;105 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S236-43. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302277. Epub 2015 Feb 17.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 25689202 (View on PubMed)

Henry T, Gesell SB, Ip EH. Analyzing heterogeneity in the effects of physical activity in children on social network structure and peer selection dynamics. Netw Sci (Camb Univ Press). 2016 Sep;4(3):336-363. doi: 10.1017/nws.2016.2. Epub 2016 May 12.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 27867518 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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090986

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id