Summer Weight and Environmental Assessment Trial

NCT03010644 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2016B0034
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 152
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The consequences of childhood obesity are devastating, affecting the physical and mental health of children. Disadvantaged school-age children are at risk for unhealthy gains in BMI during the summer months and there is a dearth of information regarding the causal health behaviors and environmental factors. The overall objective of this application is to provide an in depth examination of key dietary and physical activity behaviors as well as the food, physical activity, and social environments of low-income, racial/ethnic school-age children. To achieve this goal, an observational study utilizing a multi-state prospective cohort design will be conducted with the goal of examining the weight gain trajectory among a racially and ethnically diverse convenience sample of disadvantaged school-age children who routinely attend structured programming during the summer months and those who don't participate in structured programming. In addition, a subset of these children will be evaluated to learn their daily health behaviors, as well as their food, physical activity, and social environments during the summer. Identification of determinants of program participation and factors that may enhance the beneficial effects of program participation will also occur. A social ecological framework approach will guide the research. This study can be expected to have a significant positive impact by providing information on the factors that protect disadvantaged children from unhealthy weight gain during the summer which can be used by stakeholders at the local, state, and federal level to reform current policy that will increase child participation in health promoting programming during the summer window of risk.

Conditions

Childhood Obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in BMI

  Baseline (beginning of summer), T1 (5 weeks), T2 (10 weeks), T3 (22 weeks)

Study Arms (1)

Underserved school-aged children

Underserved school-aged children at risk for obesity

Other: n/a - observational study

Interventions

n/a - observational study OTHER

n/a - observational study

Underserved school-aged children

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 4 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Racially and ethnically diverse convenience sample of disadvantaged school-age children

You may qualify if:

• School-aged children (rising kindergartners through rising 5th graders) attending schools in the target neighborhoods.

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ohio State University: lead
• USDA North Central - Nutrition Education Center of Excellence: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Purdue University

West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907, United States

Location

The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Hopkins LC, Tiba S, Westrick M, Gunther C. The Diet Quality of a Sample of Predominantly Racial Minority Children From Low-Income Households Is Lower During the Summer vs School Year: Results From the Project Summer Weight and Environmental Assessment Trial Substudy. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2021 Jan;121(1):112-120. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.06.013. Epub 2020 Aug 14.

  PMID: 32800759 DERIVED

• Hopkins LC, Penicka C, Evich C, Jones B, Gunther C. Project SWEAT (Summer Weight and Environmental Assessment Trial): study protocol of an observational study using a multistate, prospective design that examines the weight gain trajectory among a racially and ethnically diverse convenience sample of economically disadvantaged school-age children. BMJ Open. 2018 Aug 29;8(8):e021168. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021168.

  PMID: 30158223 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pediatric Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Obesity; Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 21, 2016
• First Posted: January 5, 2017
• Study Start: May 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: November 30, 2018
• Study Completion: December 31, 2018
• Last Updated: March 13, 2019

Record last verified: 2017-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (2)