YES! We Can PLAY: A Physical Activity and Nutrition After-School Program for Middle School Students

NCT04132869 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1 ASTWH190077-01-00
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 298
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

YES! We can PLAY: A Physical Activity and Nutrition After-School Program for Middle School Students, is a collaborative partnership between the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Birmingham City Schools District to decrease health disparities in obesity and obesity-related diseases by increasing physical activity levels and healthy eating behavior among Birmingham youth. Through the after-school program in which children choose from a menu of sports programming, the proposed intervention will increase physical literacy of the students through education related to both physical activity and nutrition as well as social-emotional learning which will increase students' ability to integrate the information and activities of the program into their lives moving forward.

Conditions

Child Obesity

Keywords

physical activity; social emotional learning; healthy eating; sports readiness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (15)

• Minutes of MVPA per day - accelerometer

  Number of minutes of MVPA per day - recorded by accelerometer

  Baseline

• Minutes of MVPA per day - accelerometer

  Number of minutes of MVPA per day - recorded by accelerometer

  3 months

• Minutes of MVPA per day - accelerometer

  Number of minutes of MVPA per day - recorded by accelerometer

  6 months

• Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

  Number of servings of fruits and vegetables

  Baseline

• Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

  Number of servings of fruits and vegetables

  3 months

• Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

  Number of servings of fruits and vegetables

  6 months

• Days of Physical Activity

  Number of days getting 60 minutes or more of physical activity

  baseline

• Days of Physical Activity

  Number of days getting 60 minutes or more of physical activity

  3 months

• Days of Physical Activity

  Number of days getting 60 minutes or more of physical activity

  6 months

• Sugar Sweetened Beverages

  Number of SSB servings per day

  baseline

• Sugar Sweetened Beverages

  Number of SSB servings per day

  3 months

• Sugar Sweetened Beverages

  Number of SSB servings per day

  6 months

• Water

  Number of servings of water per day

  baseline

• Water

  Number of servings of water per day

  3 months

• Water

  Number of servings of water per day

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

Experimental Group

EXPERIMENTAL

In Spring of 2020, all 6th graders in Wave 1 intervention schools (6 schools), which include 561 total 6th graders, will be invited to participate the intervention. Those in the experimental group will complete all measures according to the timeline. Those not in the experimental group will also complete the intervention, but will not participate in measurements. In Fall 2020 all 6th graders who attend the Wave 2 intervention schools (schools that were the control schools in Spring), will be invited to participate the intervention. Those in the experimental group will complete all measures on schedule. \*Note these activities were delay due to schools shutting down in March 2020 because of COVID-19 In Fall 2021 all 6th graders who attend the Wave 3 intervention schools, will be invited to participate the intervention. Those in the experimental group will complete all measures on schedule.

Behavioral: Sports Readiness Intervention

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Wave 1 comparison schools (2 Schools) have a total of 267 6th graders. Students will be invited to join the comparison group. and will have measurements taken at baseline and 6 months. Wave 2 comparison schools (3 Schools) have a total of 363 6th graders adn will be invited to join the comparison group and will have measurements taken at baseline and 6 months. These students will continue with their normal activities as usual.\*Note these activities were delay due to schools shutting down in March 2020 because of COVID-19

Interventions

Sports Readiness Intervention BEHAVIORAL

Sixth graders will participate in a 6 month after-school program in which each daily session will last 90 minutes, 60 minutes of which will be moderate to vigorous physical activity. Two sports tracks will be offered during each 8-week season, and children will choose which they prefer. Coaches will be trained through a one day capacity building session and will receive online training throughout the program. Coaches will integrate sports readiness/physical activity programming, nutrition and healthy eating, and social emotional learning into the program with a focus on habit formation. A text-based platform will be utilized to encourage habits learned in the active portion of the program during June and July as well as on weekends during the intervention. Parents will be sent fliers weekly summarizing concepts addressed, and will be invited to cooking classes to watch students compete.

Experimental Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 11 Years - 15 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• In 6th-8th grade in targeted middle schools
• Age 11-15 at the time of enrollment
• Be able to attend an after school program daily

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Alabama at Birmingham: lead
• The Birmingham City School System: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35205, United States

Location

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35209, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pediatric Obesity; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Lori B Bateman, PhD

  University of Alabama at Birmingham

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Instructor

Model Details: This research study uses a cluster randomized design who attend the intervention schools. For the control group, we will invite students from comparison schools that do not participate in the intervention.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 14, 2019
• First Posted: October 21, 2019
• Study Start: January 13, 2020
• Primary Completion: January 30, 2023
• Study Completion: January 30, 2023
• Last Updated: January 31, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-01

Locations

US (2)