Project Fit:a School- and Community-based Obesity Intervention

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Project Fit

• Registration Number: NCT01385046
• Lead Sponsor: Michigan State University

Brief Summary

Project FIT is a collaboration between the public school system, local health systems, physicians, neighborhood associations, businesses, faith-based leaders, community agencies and university researchers to develop a multi-faceted approach to promote physical activity and healthy eating toward the general goal of preventing and reducing childhood obesity among children in Grand Rapids, MI, USA. There are four overall components to Project FIT: school, community, social marketing, and school staff wellness - all that focus on: 1) increasing access to safe and affordable physical activity and nutrition education opportunities in the schools and surrounding neighborhoods; 2) improving the affordability and availability of nutritious food in the neighborhoods surrounding the schools; 3) improving the knowledge, self-efficacy, attitudes and behaviors regarding nutrition and physical activity among school staff, parents and students; 4) impacting the 'culture' of the schools and neighborhoods to incorporate healthful values; and 5) encouraging dialogue among all community partners to leverage existing programs and introduce new ones.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-08
• Primary Completion: 2011-05
• Study Completion: 2011-05
• Status Verified: 2011-06
• Study First Submitted: 2011-06-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-06-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-06-28
• Study First Posted: 2011-06-29
• Last Update Posted: 2011-06-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 403

Inclusion Criteria

• enrolled in participating school district in grades 1-5.

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
physical activity and nutrition	Project Fit	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical activity measured by pedometer.	2 years	Physical activity will be measured with a pedometer worn for 7-day period at the beginning and end of the intervention.
Healthy eating index quantified by the Food Frequency Questionnaire.	2 years	The healthy eating index is a composite measure of diet quality.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Grand Rapids Public Schools; 🇺🇸 Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States