Community Park-Based Programs for Health Promotion: the Fit2Lead Prospective Cohort Study
- Conditions
- AnxietyWellness, PsychologicalOverweight or ObesityHypertensionPrehypertensionLow Physical Fitness
- Registration Number
- NCT06596265
- Lead Sponsor
- Duke University
- Brief Summary
The Fit2Lead prospective cohort study examines the effects of a park-based youth mental health and resilience afterschool program on youth participant mental health, resilience, physical fitness, and violence prevention outcomes. Duke will perform a secondary analysis of the data collected as part of the Fit2Lead prospective cohort study run by Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation.
- Detailed Description
The Fit2Lead prospective cohort study examines the effects of a park-based youth mental health and resilience afterschool program on youth physical and mental health and resilience, communication, and problem-solving skills training for underserved youth aged 12 to 17 years through an interdisciplinary collaboration among Miami-Dade Department of Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces (MDPROS) Miami-Dade County (MDC) Juvenile Services Department, MDC Public Schools, MDC Police Department, University of Miami, Florida International University, and other community-based partners.
Fit2Lead consists of 2 phases initiated simultaneously in 2015. For youth aged 12 to 14 years, Fit2Lead is offered after school Monday through Friday from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm at 12 MDC parks for participants in under resourced neighborhoods and based on area-level youth crime and neighborhood poverty. Fit2Lead runs September through June at no charge, and provides daily academic support, sports and recreation, meditation, stress resilience, and life skills-focused workshops. Each park serves anywhere from 2 to 9 feeder schools within these neighborhoods (a target population of 34 000 youth residents aged 12-17 years), and transportation from schools to parks is provided at no cost within a 3-mile radius of a program park. Fit2Lead participants can also enroll in the MDPROS youth summer camp at no charge.
Phase II of Fit2Lead is for youth aged 15 to 17 years and entails a year-round paid internship and 3-hour weekly enrichment, resilience, and life skills workshops. Daily entry-level part-time interns receive $9 per hour (approximately 500 total paid hours per year; total salary approximately $4000 per participant, per year). Work assignments support MDPROS operations and recreation staff. Interns rotate every 8 weeks for exposure to different job opportunities, supervisors, and mentors. Phase 1 participants who reach age 15 years and are awaiting an internship placement can remain in phase 1 until a position opens or can be transferred to another internship program within the MDPROS.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
- All participants enrolled in the Miami-Dade Fit2Lead study will be included in this secondary analysis
- Aged 12-17 years, residing in Miami-Dade County
- Anyone not enrolled in the Miami-Dade Fit2Lead study will be excluded from this secondary analysis
- Aged <12 or >17 years, not residing in Miami-Dade County, cannot read and speak in English
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in College and Career Readiness survey Baseline, 12-72 months Change in Kidscreen-27 Baseline, 12-72 months The Kidscreen-27 score range is 27-135. A higher score indicates more positive well-being.
Change in Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) Baseline, 12-72 months The GAD-7 has a score range 0-21. Higher score indicates higher anxiety levels.
Change in Weight Baseline, 12-72 months Change in Blood Pressure Baseline, 12-72 months Change in number of push-ups Baseline, 12-72 months Change in number of sit-ups Baseline, 12-72 months Change in Career and Education Planning survey Baseline, 12-72 months Change in Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8) Baseline, 12-72 months The PHQ-8 has a score range 0-24. Higher score indicates higher depression levels.
Change in the Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER) score Baseline, 12-72 months Among boys, for ages 10-17, the healthy fitness range is 23-61 laps for age 10, 23-72 laps for age 11, 32-72 laps for age 12, and 41-83 laps for ages 13 and up; Among girls, for ages 10-17, the healthy fitness range is 7-41 laps for age 10, 15-41 laps for ages 11 and 12, and 23-51 laps for ages 13 and up. A higher score indicates greater aerobic capacity.
Change in Brief Sense of Community Scale (BSCS) Baseline, 12-72 months The Brief Sense of Community Scale (BSCS) has a total score range of 0-32. Higher score indicates more positive sense of community.
Change in Sociopolitical Control Scale for Youth (SCPS-Y; Leadership subscale) Baseline, 12-72 months The SCPS-Y has a range 1-6. Higher scores indicate higher policy control, leadership competence, sense of community, ethnic identity, and social support.
Change in Self-efficacy for teen conflict (SE-TCS) Baseline, 12-72 months Possible range for the SE-TCS is 5 to 25' with higher scores indicating more confidence
Change in Casey Life Skills Assessment Baseline, 12-72 months Casey Life Skills Assessment (CLSA) scores are on a scale of 1-5, with 5 representing the highest level of strength
Change in Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) Baseline, 12-72 months The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) has a score range of 0 to 40, with higher scores indicating greater perceived stress.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States
Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States