Effect of the Enhanced Summer Food Service Program on Schoolchildren

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

85 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-06-15

Study Completion Date

2016-09-01

Brief Summary

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Convergent findings from several studies document that children, especially those who are already overweight or obese or from racial / ethnic minority groups, are at risk for accelerated weight gain during the summer months. Therefore, this project is comprised of three separate community-based interventions designed to increase access to healthy meals and physical activity opportunities to minimize excess summer weight gain in elementary school children from a diverse, low-income Rhode Island community. Specifically, we will complete a quasi-experimental study in which we will design and deliver a physical activity intervention in conjunction with the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) to 50 children living in a low-income, urban community. We anticipate that the addition of physical activity programming to the SFSP, a federal program funded by the USDA which reimburses states for serving lunch meals to children during the summer in communities where at least 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals, will increase both the acceptability and effectiveness of the SFSP and affect 1) physical activity levels, 2) sedentary behavior, and 3) diet quality. The primary outcome (change in BMI z-score) will be compared between the 50 kids enrolled in the active intervention and 50 children enrolled in the control condition, both recruited from the same community.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pediatric Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention

Daily, four-hour physical activity intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Physical activity programming in accordance with the SPARK - After School curriculum as well as engaging activities provided by local community partners. The intervention proceeded the SFSP lunch meal service, so that children received approximately three hours of physical activity programming daily.

Control

No treatment control

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Intervention

Physical activity programming in accordance with the SPARK - After School curriculum as well as engaging activities provided by local community partners. The intervention proceeded the SFSP lunch meal service, so that children received approximately three hours of physical activity programming daily.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Low-income (defined as qualifying for free or reduced-price meals as part of the National School Lunch Program)
* Ages 6-12 years
* Ability of child to speak, read and write English (for purposes of assessment and intervention)
* Parent/guardian involvement
* Agreement to study participation
* Intent to participate in the SFSP in the upcoming summer

Exclusion Criteria

* Medical condition that would interfere with participation in physical activity
* Enrolled in a camp or other physical activity based summer program.

Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes