Determining the Optimal Amount of Structured Environments for Healthy Kids
Recruiting · NCT06158594 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: University of South Carolina
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Summer day camp
What this trial is about
Studies show that virtually all increases in children's (5-12yrs) BMI occur during the summer, no matter children's' weight status (i.e., normal weight, overweight, or obese) at summer entry. Recent preliminary studies show that children engage in healthier behaviors on days that they attend summer day camps, and that BMI gain does not accelerate for these children. The proposed randomized dose-response study will identify the dose-response relationship between amount of summer programming and summer BMI gain.
Who can take part
Age range
5 Years to 12 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- k-4th grader in a partner school
- eligible for free and reduced price lunch (a widely recognized indicator of
- socioeconomic level and poverty status)
- parent that indicates "yes' on an informed consent document for participation in the study
Exclusion criteria
- Diagnosis of an intellectual disability, such as Down Syndrome, Fragile X, Fetal Alcohol
- a physical disability, such as wheelchair use, that prevents the ability to ambulate without assistance.
- Families who plan to enroll their children in a summer camp or relocate (i.e., move) during the 14-month period that they participate
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- University of South Carolina - Columbia, South Carolina, United States