Physical Activity, Weight and Fitness Outcomes in Children in After-Care

Wake Forest University (WFU)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Obesity

Exercise

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01063413

090986

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of two after-school programs on children's physical activity, fitness, body composition, and academic performance.

Full description

Tennessee ranks 4th for the highest prevalence of adult obesity in the nation (30.2%), and ranks 5th for the highest rate of youth obesity (36.5%). The Division of General Pediatrics at Vanderbilt has a specific research focus to develop community engagement projects that measurably reduce childhood obesity. Metro Parks and Recreation has been showcased by the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) as a national model for its leadership role in community health and wellness. The two have created a unique academic-community partnership, guided by principals of community-based participatory research (CBPR), that is working to test and disseminate effective Metro Parks-based programs to reduce pediatric obesity. The proposed study will examine the impact of the Coleman Community Center after-school program on routine physical activity, weight and fitness outcomes in children who belong to the low-income and racial and ethnic minority populations at highest risk for childhood obesity. This study was requested by Metro Parks and has significant policy implications: If the program is deemed effective in improving daily physical activity, weight and/or fitness outcomes in students, the proposed study will serve as the rationale to expand the program to Metro Parks' 22 community centers, all of which are located in under-resourced neighborhoods.

Enrollment

97 patients

Sex

All

Ages

5 to 15 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria