South Texas Early Prevention Studies SNAP-Ed
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 1,104
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- A rate of 5% decrease in BMI
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The "South Texas Early Prevention Studies Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education" (STEPS SNAP-Ed) is a project designed to control and prevent obesity rates in South Texas children. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was awarded funding from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to provide behaviorally focused, evidence-based nutrition education and obesity prevention interventions to serve the South Texas SNAP-Ed target audience. The SNAP-Ed target audience are SNAP-Ed recipients, SNAP eligible, communities with ≥50% low-income, schools where ≥50% of children are on free and reduced meals, and those on Medicaid. Specifically, the STEPS SNAP-Ed Project will engage parents, school staff, hospital staff and community members to make healthier food choices available and encourage physical activity to control and prevent obesity in preschool children. The STEPS SNAP-Ed Project is a collaborative effort among a university, two school districts, and a hospital system in the Rio Grande Valley.
Detailed Description
The STEPS SNAP-Ed project aim is to meet the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) requirements through the following Texas SNAP-Ed State Goals:
State Goal I: Implement health promotion activities to help the SNAP-Ed Target Audience establishes healthy eating habits and a physically active lifestyle. State Goal II: Reduce risk factors for chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease among the SNAP-Ed Target Audience. State Goal III: Increase partnership collaboration of nutrition, physical activity, and wellness education across the state.
State Goal IV: Increase consumption of fruits, vegetables, and other foods that comprise a healthy diet among the SNAP-Ed Target Audience in accordance with Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 8th Edition.
State Goal V: Increase ongoing physical activity among the SNAP-Ed Target Audience in accordance with Physical Activity Guidelines 2nd Edition. State Goal VI: Increase Policy, Systems, and Environmental (PSE) projects consistent with Fiscal Year 2021 SNAP-Ed Plan Guidance.
Specifically, the primary and secondary outcomes are the following:
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 4 Years to 5 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •All enrolled PreK 4 students to participating school districts
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
A rate of 5% decrease in BMI
Time Frame: 3 years
Number of participants in the intervention schools, as compared to the control schools, will demonstrate a 5% decrease at the rate of childhood obesity as measured by the BMI\>=95 Percentile
Secondary Outcomes
- Fruits/vegetables/whole grains consumption increase at a rate of 5% increase in servings(3 years)
- A rate of 5% Increase of pacer laps run as measured by laps recorded(3 years)