Study on Out of School Nutrition and Physical Activity Environments

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Child Physical Activity; Child Nutrition
• Interventions: Behavioral: Policy and Environmental Change

• Registration Number: NCT01396473
• Lead Sponsor: Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to design and conduct research to tailor out of school time evaluation materials so they are applicable to various settings in Boston, are efficient in that minimal resources and time are used, and are useful to participants.

Detailed Description

Nearly half of Boston's school age children (49%) participate in out of school time programs, a critical time to intervene on physical activity and nutrition. Previous research has mostly focused on during-school-day efforts, or on child care policies and practices for very young children, leaving a gap in the knowledge of what might work with programs serving school-age children during out of school time. OSNAP aims to implement low cost and sustainable policy and environmental interventions to improve physical activity and healthy eating/beverage environments. Data will be collected via observations, plate waste and accelerometers on program policies, environments, practices and behavioral outcomes related to physical activity, beverage, snack and screen time outcomes.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-09
• Study First Submitted: 2011-01-27
• Primary Completion: 2011-06
• Study Completion: 2011-06
• Status Verified: 2011-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-07-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-07-15
• Study First Posted: 2011-07-18
• Last Update Posted: 2011-07-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 590

Inclusion Criteria

• Afterschool programs in Boston MA serving at least 40 children ages 5-12 years operating the full school year between September and June
• Afterschool programs serving a snack to children
• Children between the ages of 5 and 12 years

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Policy and Environmental Change	Policy and Environmental Change	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in physical activity	Participants' physical activity will be measure over the course of 5 consecutive school days pre-intervention and 5 consecutive school days post-intervention	Accelerometer and SOPLAY observation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in dietary intake	Participants' dietary intake will be measure over the course of 5 consecutive school days pre-intervention and 5 consecutive school days post-intervention	plate waste consumption

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Harvard Prevention Research Center; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States