South Texas Early Prevention Studies SNAP-Ed (STEPS SNAP-Ed)

NCT05851144 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: STEPS SNAP-Ed
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,104
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The "South Texas Early Prevention Studies Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education" (STEPS SNAP-Ed) is a project designed to control and prevent obesity rates in South Texas children. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was awarded funding from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to provide behaviorally focused, evidence-based nutrition education and obesity prevention interventions to serve the South Texas SNAP-Ed target audience. The SNAP-Ed target audience are SNAP-Ed recipients, SNAP eligible, communities with ≥50% low-income, schools where ≥50% of children are on free and reduced meals, and those on Medicaid. Specifically, the STEPS SNAP-Ed Project will engage parents, school staff, hospital staff and community members to make healthier food choices available and encourage physical activity to control and prevent obesity in preschool children. The STEPS SNAP-Ed Project is a collaborative effort among a university, two school districts, and a hospital system in the Rio Grande Valley.

Conditions

Health-Related Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• A rate of 5% decrease in BMI

  Number of participants in the intervention schools, as compared to the control schools, will demonstrate a 5% decrease at the rate of childhood obesity as measured by the BMI\>=95 Percentile

  3 years

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Fruits/vegetables/whole grains consumption increase at a rate of 5% increase in servings

  3 years

• A rate of 5% Increase of pacer laps run as measured by laps recorded

  3 years

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention arm involves participants to the Bienestar/Neema Coordinated School Health Program (BN CSHP), a Texas Education Agency-approved school health curricula with multi-prong interventions.

Behavioral: Bienestar/Neema Coordinated School Health Program (BN CSHP)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in the control group follow regular routine with physical activities, food service, and parental engagment.

Interventions

Bienestar/Neema Coordinated School Health Program (BN CSHP) BEHAVIORAL

Bienestar/Neema Coordinated School Health Program (BN CSHP), a Texas Education Agency-approved school health curricula, is a multi-prong intervention

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 4 Years - 5 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• All enrolled PreK 4 students to participating school districts

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: lead
• Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC): collaborator
• Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District: collaborator
• La Joya Independent School District: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas, 78539, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Zasha Romero, Ph.D.

  University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: School-based approach is used to complete the randomized assignment to intervention or control conditions.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 28, 2023
• First Posted: May 9, 2023
• Study Start: August 31, 2022
• Primary Completion: May 31, 2025
• Study Completion: July 31, 2025
• Last Updated: March 31, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)