Testing the Feasibility and Preliminary Effect of Summer Camp
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity Prevention
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Boys and Girls Club summer day camp
- Registration Number
- NCT04085965
- Lead Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
- Brief Summary
This pilot randomized controlled trial was designed to assess the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of randomizing children, ages 6-12 years from two low-income communities in Rhode Island, to attend a summer day camp (CAMP) or to experience summer as usual (SAU). Children randomized to CAMP attended a Boys and Girls Club summer day camp for 8-weeks in summer 2017 or 2018. As part of the consent process, children randomized to SAU agreed to experience an unstructured summer (i.e. not enroll in more than one week of summer camp, summer school or other structured summer programming). Primary feasibility outcomes included retention, engagement and completion of midsummer measures. Secondary outcomes, change in BMIz (a proxy for excess summer weight gain), physical activity engagement, sedentary behavior, and diet (energy intake and diet quality), were collected by blinded research staff at the end of the school year, midsummer and the end of the summer.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 94
- Qualify for free or reduced-price meals at school
- Speak English (for purposes of camp participation)
- Agree, along with their parent(s), to randomization.
- A medical condition that interferes with participation in physical activity
- Enrollment in summer programming (camp, summer school, etc) for more than one week
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description CAMP Boys and Girls Club summer day camp Children randomized to CAMP were enrolled in the Boys and Girls Club Camp in one of two low-income Rhode Island communities in summer 2017 or 2018 for 7-weeks in 2017 and 8-weeks in 2018 due to a delayed end to the 2017 school year (i.e. snow days). Camp was offered daily from 8:30 to 4:30.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Camp Attendance 8 weeks Number of days children attended the Boys and Girls Club Camp
Participation in Summer Activities 8 weeks Number of days children attended camp, summer school, or day care over the summer
Completion of study measures Baseline (May / June); Midsummer (mid-July) Number of participants who completed three 24-hour diet recalls and/or 7-days of actigraphy at baseline and mid-summer assessment visits
Retention Baseline to end of summer; 8 weeks Number of participants who completed both baseline and end of summer assessments
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Excess summer weight gain Baseline to end of summer; 8 weeks Change in BMIz
Diet Quality 4-6 weeks (from baseline (end of May / beginning of June) to mid-summer (mid-July)) Change in Diet Quality as measured by the HEI-2015 from three non-consecutive 24-hour diet recalls
Sedentary Behavior 4-6 weeks (from baseline (end of May / beginning of June) to mid-summer (mid-July)) Change in percent time spent sedentary as measured by ActiGraph accelerometer
Physical Activity 4-6 weeks (from baseline (end of May / beginning of June) to mid-summer (mid-July)) Change in minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) as measured by ActiGraph accelerometer
Energy Intake 4-6 weeks (from baseline (end of May / beginning of June) to mid-summer (mid-July)) Change in total energy intake as measured from 3 non-consecutive 24-hour diet recalls
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
The Miriam Hospital
🇺🇸Providence, Rhode Island, United States