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Healthy Opportunities for Physical Activity and Nutrition (HOP'N) After-School Project

NCT01015599 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 273

Last updated 2010-04-30

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Summary

This study presents evaluates the effectiveness of the Healthy Opportunities for Physical Activity(HOP'N) After-School Program on preventing obesity in children. The investigators hypothesized that normal and overweight/obese children attending after-school sites randomized to the control condition will increase in weight status to a greater extent compared to children at sites randomized to receive the HOP'N program. The investigators also hypothesized that after-school intervention HOP'N sites will increase in physical activity and healthful eating opportunities compared to control sites.

Conditions

  • Obesity Prevention

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

HOP'N After-school Program

Daily 30 minutes of physical activity following CATCH guidelines, Daily healthful snack with fruit/vegetables, Weekly nutrition and physical activity education based on social cognitive theory.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Iowa State University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Kansas State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David A Dzewaltowski, Ph.D. · Kansas State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-08-31
Primary Completion
2008-05-31
Completion
2008-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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