Health Outcomes of Teens Participating in Summer Employment Immersion Programs

NCT02886208 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1604487508
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 83
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study is a collaboration between investigators and two community partners: a youth employment program and an urban farm. The community partners hire 300+ adolescents for summer jobs at various organizations. Approximately 120 adolescents will be employed with the urban farm site. As one component of their program evaluation plan, investigators will evaluate change in BMI of participants. The investigators hypothesize that there will be a reduction in BMI of those participants working at the urban farm site.

Conditions

Pediatric Obesity; Prediabetic State

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• BMI

  6 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

This study has a single arm. All participants in a summer employment program at an urban farm in Indianapolis, IN are invited to participate.

Behavioral: Measurement

Interventions

Measurement BEHAVIORAL

The intervention consists of diabetes prevention education sessions focusing on increasing physical activity and decreasing the intake of sugared drinks while increasing intake of fruits and vegetables. The 2-hr sessions occur weekly for 6 weeks. Height and weight is measured for each consenting participant at baseline and after 6 weeks. Participants are also asked to complete a short questionnaire to collect demographic and knowledge data. Outcome measures include: BMI, knowledge of physical activity and dietary habits conducive to diabetes prevention, and feelings of food insecurity.

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 15 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• employed by summer work program at urban farm

You may not qualify if:

• N/A

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Indiana University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pediatric Obesity; Prediabetic State

Interventions

Weights and Measures

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Obesity; Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Diabetes Mellitus; Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Investigative Techniques

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 29, 2016
• First Posted: September 1, 2016
• Study Start: July 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2016
• Study Completion: July 1, 2016
• Last Updated: February 20, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share