Summer Harvest Adventure: A Garden-based Obesity Prevention Program for Children Residing in Low-resource Communities
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Summer Harvest AdventureBehavioral: My Summer Plate (MSP)
- Registration Number
- NCT05367674
- Lead Sponsor
- Ohio State University
- Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to implement and test the efficacy of the "Summer Harvest Adventure," a comprehensive garden-based behavioral, social, and environmental intervention for children (ages 8-11 years) residing in low-resource communities.
- Detailed Description
The investigators will conduct a 2-arm randomized controlled trial designed to determine the efficacy of a multifaceted obesity prevention and lifestyle intervention in low-resource children and parent/adult caregiver (PAC) called "Summer Harvest Adventure." A total of 240 children (ages 8-11 years) will be randomized to the garden-based intervention (SHA) or an enhanced control group (MSP). Summer Harvest Adventure includes: 1) remote and group coaching using a focused motivational interviewing approach; 2) weekly fruit, vegetable, and herb harvesting to increase summer food access; and 3) group education for children and their families in a social setting. Assessments for both groups will be collected at orientation held one week prior to the intervention (week 0), and immediately following the completion of the intervention (week 10) by trained personnel that are blinded to participants' treatment arm assignment.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
- Children 8-11 years of age (as of June 1) from assenting and consenting families
- English-speaking families that agree to participate; 3) residents of SNAP-eligible communities in Franklin County, Ohio.
- Inability to functionally participate in harvesting; accommodations can be implemented in the future for children with special needs
- Communication difficulties (e.g. severe developmental delay)
- Lack of transportation to weekly classes or harvesting activities
- Non-English speakers; because coaching and classroom-based education are all conducted in English, we will of necessity restrict to English-speakers only during this phase
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Summer Harvest Adventure (SHA) Summer Harvest Adventure Remote nutrition counseling, weekly produce harvesting, group nutrition education My Summer Plate (MSP) My Summer Plate (MSP) Nutrition education packet
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Produce intake Baseline and 10 weeks Change in fruit and vegetable intake as assessed by dermal skin carotenoid scores using Ramon Spectroscopy (Pharmanex NuSkin Biophotonic Scanner model S3)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Weight Baseline and 10 weeks Change in weight will be recorded with a precision of 0.1 kilogram
Height Baseline and 10 weeks Change in standing height will be measured to the nearest 1 mm using a standardized fixed stadiometer with a vertical backboard and moveable headboard
Family engagement Baseline and 10 weeks Change in family engagement as assessed by the Expressed Emotion Adjective Checklist
Blood Pressure Baseline and 10 weeks Change in blood pressure will be measured using non-invasive brachial blood pressure assessment using oscillometric technology (automated devices) to obtain BP readings
BMI percentile Baseline and 10 weeks BMI will be calculated using weight (kg) divided by the square of height (m). BMI-for-age percentile growth charts will be used to measure the size and growth patterns of children in the study
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
The Ohio State University
🇺🇸Columbus, Ohio, United States