Translational Health After School Program on Health-Related Knowledge/Behaviors and Exercise Perception
NCT ID: NCT02932813
Last Updated: 2017-10-17
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
73 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2017-01-30
2017-05-30
Brief Summary
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Partnering with the YMCA investigators in the Kinesiology and Sport Sciences department at the University of Miami will set up the after-school THINK program offered three afternoons per week for nine months in two experimental and two control schools. The schools will consist of minority elementary school students (predominantly Hispanic and Black) in the South Florida area. The control schools will receive baseline, mid-year and follow-up testing nine months later, but will not go through the THINK program. They will instead go through their standard YMCA after school Sports, Play, and Active Recreation for Kids (SPARK) program.
Detailed Description
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The THINK program translates fitness and health-related information into knowledge and skills that children can understand and incorporate into their own personal health and lifestyle behaviors. The program is unique in that it combines educational and hands-on clinical experiences with physical activity and exercise. The goal is to promote healthier, more active children of today who demonstrate improved levels of physical fitness, exercise knowledge, and enjoyment of tomorrow.
Each unit in the THINK program has three components: a seminar on the scientific aspects of a health-related theme, clinical experiences related to the theme, and related physical activities performed in the field. The THINK seminars engage students by getting them up and moving, while asking questions that prompt them to think creatively to come up with their own answers. Clinical experiences reinforce the educational themes allowing children to learn more about their bodies, how it functions, and how it adapts through various movement exercises. Finally, games and enjoyable physical activities round out the program contributing to enhanced motor skill development and improved physical fitness levels.
The THINK program will begin with a series of baseline physical assessments comprising both heath and performance-related physical fitness. Participants will also receive a quiz on nutrition and exercise-related information and two surveys regarding nutritional behaviors and physical activity levels. They will be asked to complete one survey on exercise enjoyment and self-confidence. Parents will also be asked to complete a survey each on their child's nutritional habits. This will be done in two experimental and two control YMCA after school programs comprising primarily minority (Hispanic and Black) participants. Testing will again take place midway through the program and at the conclusion of the program nine months later. The control group will not go through the THINK program but will instead go through the traditional SPARK curriculum.
The purpose of the study is to determine whether the THINK program results in improvements in physical fitness, nutrition and exercise knowledge/habits, and exercise enjoyment and self-confidence above that of the control group.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
NONE
Study Groups
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Intervention Group
THINK intervention:
The program will have activity and fitness sessions lasting two hours, three times a week for a total of nine months. Sessions will include theory, clinical laboratory activities, and physically active games to facilitate a fun environment to enhance physical and health-related fitness, improve nutrition and exercise knowledge and behaviors, and exercise enjoyment and self-confidence.
THINK Program
Lessons and laboratory sessions will be 60 minutes, followed by physical activity sessions lasting 60 minutes. Laboratory activities include assessing heart rate, making healthy meals, learning portion sizes, brain challenges, and more. To improve physical activity participation, a wide selection of developmentally appropriate and multiculturally sensitive activities will be offered, such as sports, games, obstacle courses, and dance.
Control Group
This group will receive the traditional YMCA SPARK after-school program. They will undergo the same pre, mid, and post testing protocol as the intervention group, but will not receive the THINK program.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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THINK Program
Lessons and laboratory sessions will be 60 minutes, followed by physical activity sessions lasting 60 minutes. Laboratory activities include assessing heart rate, making healthy meals, learning portion sizes, brain challenges, and more. To improve physical activity participation, a wide selection of developmentally appropriate and multiculturally sensitive activities will be offered, such as sports, games, obstacle courses, and dance.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* enrolled in a YMCA after-school program
Exclusion Criteria
* Any cardiovascular, metabolic, or neurological disorders that would affect the child's ability to participate in the program or in testing.
8 Years
12 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Sherman Fairchild Foundation
UNKNOWN
University of Miami
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Arlette Perry
Professor of Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
Principal Investigators
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Arlette Perry, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Miami
Locations
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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida, United States
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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20160719
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id