SWITCH Implementation Effectiveness Trial

Summary

The SWITCH (School Wellness Integration Targeting Child Health) project is a multi-component intervention designed to support school wellness programming and contribute to youth obesity prevention. Consistent with social-ecological models, SWITCH is designed to reach multiple settings within schools while also facilitating engagement with families and community partners. The program focuses on three distinct behaviors known to impact obesity (i.e., physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB) and fruit and vegetable consumption (FV)) in a creative way by challenging children to "switch what they do, view and chew".

Conditions

• Sedentary Behavior
• Health Promotion
• Overweight and Obesity
• Healthy Lifestyle
• Diet, Healthy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Standard Implementation

Schools in the Standard implementation model received web-based training, access to on online education / tracking system and programming resources (modules, posters, trinkets) to facilitate wellness programming in their school. They completed audit tools at the beginning to facilitate goal setting and received weekly emails during the 12-week implementation process.

BEHAVIORAL

Enhanced Implementation

Schools in the Enhanced implementation model received the same training, web-access, and programming resources as those in the Standard implementation, but also received enhanced monthly support during implementation from the project team. The supplemental web calls (completed jointly by Extension leaders and SWITCH staff) utilized motivational interviewing to help schools build capacity and to enhance motivation for wellness programming.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kansas State University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Nebraska

  collaborator OTHER

• Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans

  collaborator OTHER

• Iowa State University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Gregory J Welk, PhD · Iowa State University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

9 Years

Max Age

11 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-08-15

Primary Completion

2018-05-01

Completion

2018-05-15

Countries

• United States

Study Locations