Healthy Kids Beyond the Bell: Investigating the Impact of After-School and Summer Programs

Part of paid clinical trials in Columbia, South Carolina.

Sponsor
University of South Carolina
Study ID
NCT05880901
Phase
PHASE2
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Ethnic Group
  • Health Status Disparities
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Socioeconomic Factors

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
5 Years - 12 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • After school program — BEHAVIORAL
    The after school program are existing community-based programs that take place immediately after the regular school day (typically 3:00-6:00pm); are located in a school; are available daily throughout the academic year (Monday through Friday); and provide a combination of scheduled activities, which include a snack, homework assistance/tutoring, enrichment activities (e.g., arts and crafts, music), and opportunities for children to be physically active.
  • Summer day camp — BEHAVIORAL
    The summer day camp programs are existing camps which take place at schools from which children will be recruited. The camps are not singularly focused, such as sport camps or academic only camps. Rather, the camps provide indoor and outdoor opportunities for children to be physically active each day, provide enrichment and academic programming, as well as provide breakfast, lunch, and snacks.

Study Details

Nearly one in five children are obese, and disparities in overweight and obesity between children from low- and middle-to-high-income households persist despite a multitude of school-based interventions. The structured days hypothesis posits that structure within a school day plays a protective role for children against obesogenic behaviors, and, ultimately, prevents the occurrence of excessive weight gain, thus, past school-based efforts are misplaced. This study will provide access to healthy structured programming via vouchers to afterschool programs and summer day camps during two "windows of vulnerability" (ie afterschool and summer) for low-income children.

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 1, 2024
Status verified
Mar 2024
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2028
Completion
Aug 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
480 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • No Intervention: Control
    does not attend afterschool or summer programing
  • Experimental: After school
    Attends after school programming for 32 weeks during the school year
  • Experimental: Summer camp
    Attends summer day camp programming for 8 weeks during the summer vacation from school
  • Experimental: After school and Summer Camp
    Attends after school programming for 32 weeks during the school year and summer day camp programming for 8 weeks during the summer vacation from school

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Body Mass Index [ Time Frame: End of school year (0 months, start of summer), beginning of school year (3 months, end of summer) and end of following school year (12 months) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of South CarolinaColumbiaSouth Carolina29205
Robert G Weaver
[email protected]

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