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

Phase 4

• Conditions: Obesity Prevention
• Interventions: Behavioral: HOP'N After-school Program

• Registration Number: NCT01015599
• Lead Sponsor: Kansas State University

Brief 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.

Detailed Description

The dramatic increase in the prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents has led to obesity prevention becoming a major national health priority. Although schools offer a logical choice for a setting to reach a great number of youth, these disappointing findings may be due in part to the difficulties of implementing interventions in school settings where competing demands for time have made it difficult to add anything other than academics to the school day. After-school programs may provide promise for preventing child obesity because there are fewer bureaucratic obstacles and curricular inflexibilities. A three-year group-randomized controlled trial will be conducted with random assignment at the school level . The study will use a nested cross section design with a baseline year, and two subsequent intervention years.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-08
• Primary Completion: 2008-05
• Study Completion: 2008-05
• Status Verified: 2009-11
• Study First Submitted: 2009-11-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-11-17
• Study First Posted: 2009-11-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-04-29
• Last Update Posted: 2010-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 273

Inclusion Criteria

• after-school program participant in fourth grade group
• informed parental consent
• assent to participate in Body Mass Index assessment

Exclusion Criteria

• third or fourth grade student
• participant in study in previous year

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
HOP'N After-School Program	HOP'N After-school Program	After-school program with daily physical activity following CATCH guidelines, daily fruit/vegetable snack, and weekly nutrition and physical activity education based on social cognitive theory.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body Mass Index Z-Score	Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
physical activity	Six times yearly

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kansas State University; 🇺🇸 Manhattan, Kansas, United States