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Translational Health After School Program on Health-Related Knowledge/Behaviors and Exercise Perception

NCT02932813 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 73

Last updated 2017-10-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of a translational health in nutrition and kinesiology (THINK) after school program on physical variables, nutrition and exercise knowledge base/behaviors, and exercise enjoyment and confidence.

Partnering with the YMCA investigators in the Kinesiology and Sport Sciences department at the University of Miami will set up the after-school THINK program offered three afternoons per week for nine months in two experimental and two control schools. The schools will consist of minority elementary school students (predominantly Hispanic and Black) in the South Florida area. The control schools will receive baseline, mid-year and follow-up testing nine months later, but will not go through the THINK program. They will instead go through their standard YMCA after school Sports, Play, and Active Recreation for Kids (SPARK) program.

Conditions

  • Changes in Physical Fitness
  • Changes in Diet, Food, and Nutrition Habits
  • Changes in Child Health

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

THINK Program

Lessons and laboratory sessions will be 60 minutes, followed by physical activity sessions lasting 60 minutes. Laboratory activities include assessing heart rate, making healthy meals, learning portion sizes, brain challenges, and more. To improve physical activity participation, a wide selection of developmentally appropriate and multiculturally sensitive activities will be offered, such as sports, games, obstacle courses, and dance.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sherman Fairchild Foundation

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Miami

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Arlette Perry, PhD · University of Miami

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-01-30
Primary Completion
2017-05-30
Completion
2017-05-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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