Obesity Prevention in American Indian Youth
This study is looking at a health promotion program to help prevent obesity in American Indian youth. It involves a 3-day summer camp and a 9-month curriculum focused on healthy eating and physical activity. Researchers want to see if this program can improve diet and activity habits in 4th graders in rural tribal schools. They will compare students who receive the program to those who don't. Success will be measured by changes in body mass index (BMI), what students eat (24-hour dietary recalls), and their fruit and vegetable intake (Veggie Meter). The study is for 3rd and 4th graders, aged 8 to 10, who are enrolled in participating schools and have parental consent.
- Study design
- This interventional study plans to enroll 120 participants. It compares 4th-grade classes receiving the health promotion program to those who do not.
- What's involved
- Participants will attend a 3-day summer camp and a 9-month health promotion curriculum. They will have their height, weight, and body composition measured, complete dietary recalls, wear an accelerometer for 7 days, and answer two surveys.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed from enrollment to the end of the intervention at 9 months for primary endpoints.
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Primary Prevention of Obesity in American Indian Youth in Rural Tribal Schools
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Where it's being run
3 sites across 1 statesWho to contact
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What this trial measures
- Body Mass IndexFrom enrollment to the end of the intervention at 9 months
Determine height and weight measurements for BMI using calibrated Tanita SC-331S Body Composition Analyzer and SECA Stadiometer
- 24-hour dietary recallsFrom enrollment to the end of the intervention at 9 months
Diet recalls will be conducted within a 2-week period (2 weekdays and 1 weekend day) using the Nutrition Data System for Research. Trained interviewers will administer the 24-hour recalls over the telephone
- Veggie MeterFrom enrollment to the end of the intervention at 9 months
The veggie meter uses a low-energy blue light to quantify changes in skin carotenoid levels using resonance spectrosocopy. The pad of the index finger is scanned.
- Physical activity wrist acclerometer (ActiGraph)From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 9 months
Participants will wear the device for 7 days and nights to capture moderate and vigorous physical activity and sleep.
- Health promotion surveyFrom enrollment to the end of the intervention at 9 months
Survey measuring healthy lifestyle behaviors