Summer Harvest Adventure: A Garden-based Obesity Prevention Program for Children Residing in Low-resource Communities

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-03-01

Study Completion Date

2022-03-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is to implement and test the efficacy of the "Summer Harvest Adventure," a comprehensive garden-based behavioral, social, and environmental intervention for children (ages 8-11 years) residing in low-resource communities.

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Detailed Description

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The investigators will conduct a 2-arm randomized controlled trial designed to determine the efficacy of a multifaceted obesity prevention and lifestyle intervention in low-resource children and parent/adult caregiver (PAC) called "Summer Harvest Adventure." A total of 240 children (ages 8-11 years) will be randomized to the garden-based intervention (SHA) or an enhanced control group (MSP). Summer Harvest Adventure includes: 1) remote and group coaching using a focused motivational interviewing approach; 2) weekly fruit, vegetable, and herb harvesting to increase summer food access; and 3) group education for children and their families in a social setting. Assessments for both groups will be collected at orientation held one week prior to the intervention (week 0), and immediately following the completion of the intervention (week 10) by trained personnel that are blinded to participants' treatment arm assignment.

Conditions

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Childhood Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Phase 2 prospective randomized controlled trial

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Clinical assessments for both groups (intervention and control) will be conducted by trained personnel that are blinded to participants' treatment arm assignment.

Study Groups

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Summer Harvest Adventure (SHA)

Remote nutrition counseling, weekly produce harvesting, group nutrition education

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Summer Harvest Adventure

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Biobehavioral intervention focusing on nutrition and lifestyle behaviors.

My Summer Plate (MSP)

Nutrition education packet

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

My Summer Plate (MSP)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

My Summer Plate (MSP)

Interventions

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Summer Harvest Adventure

Biobehavioral intervention focusing on nutrition and lifestyle behaviors.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

My Summer Plate (MSP)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children 8-11 years of age (as of June 1) from assenting and consenting families
* English-speaking families that agree to participate; 3) residents of SNAP-eligible communities in Franklin County, Ohio.

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability to functionally participate in harvesting; accommodations can be implemented in the future for children with special needs
* Communication difficulties (e.g. severe developmental delay)
* Lack of transportation to weekly classes or harvesting activities
* Non-English speakers; because coaching and classroom-based education are all conducted in English, we will of necessity restrict to English-speakers only during this phase

Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

11 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes