Strong Teens for Healthy Schools Change Club: A Civic Engagement Approach to Improving Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Environments

Part of paid clinical trials in Dallas, Texas.

Sponsor
Texas A&M University
Study ID
NCT05867433
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Nutrition
  • Physical Activity

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
8 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • STHS Intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    STHS program The intervention group (10 schools) will participate in the STHS program. During the fall semester (September to December), the intervention group will receive 24 thirty-minute modules (or twelve 1-hour modules) that provide education on civic engagement, healthy eating, and physical activity. During the spring semester (February to May), the intervention group will receive 24 thirty-minute modules (or twelve 1-hour modules) that focus on implementing the school health environmental change project and receive support for maintaining individual-level healthy eating and physical activity behaviors.
  • Usual Care — BEHAVIORAL
    No STHS program The usual care group will be offered the same activities as the intervention group after the conclusion of the research study.

Study Details

Strong Teens for Healthy Schools (STHS) is a school-based, civic engagement program that empowers middle school students to improve their physical activity and healthy eating behaviors, improve their cardiovascular disease outcomes, and create positive change in their school health environments.

Key Dates

Start date
Sep 27, 2023
Status verified
Sep 2025
Primary completion
Apr 15, 2027
Completion
Apr 15, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
500 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: STHS Intervention
    Participants in this group (10 schools) will participate in the STHS program.
  • Other: Usual Care
    Participants in this group (10 schools) will continue with usual care, as they will not be asked to add or remove any of their current, physical activity, healthy eating, or positive youth development programming.

Primary Outcome Measure

Presence or absence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 9 months (immediate post intervention), 4 months and 12 months post intervention ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Texas A&M AgriLife Dallas CenterDallasTexas75252
Jacob Szeszulski, PhD
[email protected]
972-231-5362
Alexander MacMillan Uribe, PhD
[email protected]
972-952-9275

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