INTEGRATED CHILDHOOD ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION (ICAN) STUDY

NCT07011602 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 24-0625
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is a multi-functional integrated research and education project to prevent losses in academic achievement, cognitive function, and behavioral health among at-risk youth. The study tests the effects of a 8-week nutrition and physical activity-based program (Integrated Childhood Activity and Nutrition \[ICAN\]) to prevent summer learning loss. Outcomes include standardized academic achievement as well as executive function among 6-10-year-olds affected by poverty. The nutrition component of the intervention involves daily consumption of a snack containing the carotenoid lutein, typically found in high quantities in green leafy vegetables. The physical activity components will involve group games or activities.

Conditions

Achievement; Weight Change; Cognition; Fitness; Nutrition Status

Keywords

brain, exercise, carotenoids, body composition

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Academic Achievement

  Composite score on the standardized Kaufman Test of Academic and Educational Achievement 3-(KTEA-3)

  Baseline vs. 8 week Post-test

Secondary Outcomes (9)

• Attentional Inhibition

  Baseline vs. 8-week Post-test

• Attentional Inhibition

  Baseline vs. 8-week Post-test

• Attentional Resource Allocation

  Baseline vs. 8 week Post-test

• Processing Speed

  Baseline vs. 8 week Post-test

• Retinal Xanthophylls

  Baseline vs. 8 week Post-test

Study Arms (2)

Treatment Group

EXPERIMENTAL

8-week Physical Activity and Nutrition

Behavioral: 8-week Physical Activity and Nutrition Program

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Waitlist Control

Interventions

8-week Physical Activity and Nutrition Program BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be enrolled in an 8-week (Monday-Friday) daily physical activity program where treatment group participants will receive daily physical activity via organized games and daily lutein (6mg/d) snacks.

Treatment Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 11 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Parental/guardian consent
• Child assent
• Child participant is between the chronological age of 6-11 years.
• Child participant is considered economically or educationally disadvantaged (e.g., eligible for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program \[SNAP\] and/or qualifies for free-and-reduced lunch.
• Child participant must have 20/20 or corrected 20/20 vision.
• Child participant absent of cognitive or neurological disorder (e.g., autism spectrum disorder)

You may not qualify if:

• Parental/guardian does not provide consent
• Child non-assent
• Child participant chronological age when enrolling into the iCANS program falls below 6 or above 11 years of age
• Child participant is not eligible for SNAP or does not qualify for free-and-reduced lunch.
• Child participant does not have 20/20 or corrected 20/20 vision.
• Presence of cognitive or neurological disorder (e.g., autism spectrum disorder)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: lead
• United States Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Bloomington Public Schools District 87

Bloomington, Illinois, 61701, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Body Weight Changes; Motor Activity

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Central Study Contacts

Naiman Khan, PhD, RD

CONTACT

2173002197; nakhan2@illinois.edu

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 5, 2025
• First Posted: June 9, 2025
• Study Start: June 4, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 31, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 31, 2027
• Last Updated: June 9, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Locations

US (1)