RECRUITING

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

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

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.

Official Title

Increasing Low-income Children's Access to Healthy Structured Programming to Reduce Obesity

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-03-01
Study Completion:2028-08-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05880901

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:5 Years to 12 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:CHILD
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * k-4th grader in a partner school
  2. * eligible for free and reduced price lunch (a widely recognized indicator of
  3. * socioeconomic level and poverty status)
  4. * parent that indicates "yes' on an informed consent document for participation in the study
  1. * Diagnosis of an intellectual disability, such as Down Syndrome, Fragile X, Fetal Alcohol
  2. * a physical disability, such as wheelchair use, that prevents the ability to ambulate without assistance.
  3. * Families who plan to enroll their children in a summer camp or after school program or relocate (i.e., move) during the 14-month period that they participate

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Robert Weaver
CONTACT
8037775605
weaverrg@mailbox.sc.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina, 29205
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of South Carolina

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-03-01
Study Completion Date2028-08-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-03-01
Study Completion Date2028-08-31

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

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