Health Outcomes of Teens Participating in Summer Employment Immersion Programs

NCT ID: NCT02886208

Last Updated: 2019-02-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 83 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-07-31
• Study Completion Date: 2016-07-31

Brief Summary

This study is a collaboration between investigators and two community partners: a youth employment program and an urban farm. The community partners hire 300+ adolescents for summer jobs at various organizations. Approximately 120 adolescents will be employed with the urban farm site. As one component of their program evaluation plan, investigators will evaluate change in BMI of participants. The investigators hypothesize that there will be a reduction in BMI of those participants working at the urban farm site.

Detailed Description

The investigators will measure height/weight/BMI of all participants located at the urban farm site. Investigators will also collect demographic data as well as other social data (example: food security).

Conditions

Pediatric Obesity; Prediabetic State

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Intervention

This study has a single arm. All participants in a summer employment program at an urban farm in Indianapolis, IN are invited to participate.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Measurement

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The intervention consists of diabetes prevention education sessions focusing on increasing physical activity and decreasing the intake of sugared drinks while increasing intake of fruits and vegetables. The 2-hr sessions occur weekly for 6 weeks. Height and weight is measured for each consenting participant at baseline and after 6 weeks. Participants are also asked to complete a short questionnaire to collect demographic and knowledge data. Outcome measures include: BMI, knowledge of physical activity and dietary habits conducive to diabetes prevention, and feelings of food insecurity.

Interventions

Measurement

The intervention consists of diabetes prevention education sessions focusing on increasing physical activity and decreasing the intake of sugared drinks while increasing intake of fruits and vegetables. The 2-hr sessions occur weekly for 6 weeks. Height and weight is measured for each consenting participant at baseline and after 6 weeks. Participants are also asked to complete a short questionnaire to collect demographic and knowledge data. Outcome measures include: BMI, knowledge of physical activity and dietary habits conducive to diabetes prevention, and feelings of food insecurity.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• employed by summer work program at urban farm

Exclusion Criteria

• N/A

• Minimum Eligible Age: 15 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 15 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Indiana University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Tamara S. Hannon

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

1604487508

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id