Summer Weight and Environmental Assessment Trial

NCT ID: NCT03010644

Last Updated: 2019-03-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 152 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-05-01
• Study Completion Date: 2018-12-31

Brief Summary

The consequences of childhood obesity are devastating, affecting the physical and mental health of children. Disadvantaged school-age children are at risk for unhealthy gains in BMI during the summer months and there is a dearth of information regarding the causal health behaviors and environmental factors. The overall objective of this application is to provide an in depth examination of key dietary and physical activity behaviors as well as the food, physical activity, and social environments of low-income, racial/ethnic school-age children. To achieve this goal, an observational study utilizing a multi-state prospective cohort design will be conducted with the goal of examining the weight gain trajectory among a racially and ethnically diverse convenience sample of disadvantaged school-age children who routinely attend structured programming during the summer months and those who don't participate in structured programming. In addition, a subset of these children will be evaluated to learn their daily health behaviors, as well as their food, physical activity, and social environments during the summer. Identification of determinants of program participation and factors that may enhance the beneficial effects of program participation will also occur. A social ecological framework approach will guide the research. This study can be expected to have a significant positive impact by providing information on the factors that protect disadvantaged children from unhealthy weight gain during the summer which can be used by stakeholders at the local, state, and federal level to reform current policy that will increase child participation in health promoting programming during the summer window of risk.

Conditions

Childhood Obesity

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Underserved school-aged children

Underserved school-aged children at risk for obesity

n/a - observational study

Intervention Type: OTHER

n/a - observational study

Interventions

n/a - observational study

n/a - observational study

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• School-aged children (rising kindergartners through rising 5th graders) attending schools in the target neighborhoods.

Exclusion Criteria

• None

• Minimum Eligible Age: 4 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

USDA North Central - Nutrition Education Center of Excellence

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Ohio State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Carolyn Gunther

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Purdue University

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Countries

United States

References

Hopkins LC, Tiba S, Westrick M, Gunther C. The Diet Quality of a Sample of Predominantly Racial Minority Children From Low-Income Households Is Lower During the Summer vs School Year: Results From the Project Summer Weight and Environmental Assessment Trial Substudy. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2021 Jan;121(1):112-120. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.06.013. Epub 2020 Aug 14.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 32800759 (View on PubMed)

Hopkins LC, Penicka C, Evich C, Jones B, Gunther C. Project SWEAT (Summer Weight and Environmental Assessment Trial): study protocol of an observational study using a multistate, prospective design that examines the weight gain trajectory among a racially and ethnically diverse convenience sample of economically disadvantaged school-age children. BMJ Open. 2018 Aug 29;8(8):e021168. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021168.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 30158223 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

2016B0034

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id