Identifying the Ideal Dose of Structured Summer Programming for Mitigating Accelerated Summer BMI Gain

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 2
SUMMARY

Studies show that virtually all increases in children's (5-12yrs) BMI occur during the summer, no matter children's' weight status (i.e., normal weight, overweight, or obese) at summer entry. Recent preliminary studies show that children engage in healthier behaviors on days that they attend summer day camps, and that BMI gain does not accelerate for these children. The proposed randomized dose-response study will identify the dose-response relationship between amount of summer programming and summer BMI gain.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 5
Maximum Age: 12
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• k-4th grader in a partner school

• eligible for free and reduced price lunch (a widely recognized indicator of

• socioeconomic level and poverty status)

• parent that indicates yes' on an informed consent document for participation in the study

Locations
United States
South Carolina
University of South Carolina
RECRUITING
Columbia
Contact Information
Primary
Robert Weaver
weaverrg@mailbox.sc.edu
8037775605
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-03-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-08-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 360
Treatments
No_intervention: Control
Children in this group will not receive a voucher to attend a pre-existing summer program
Experimental: 4-week voucher
Children in this group will receive a voucher to attend 4-weeks of a pre-existing summer program
Experimental: 6-week voucher
Children in this group will receive a voucher to attend 6-weeks of a pre-existing summer program
Experimental: 8-week voucher
Children in this group will receive a voucher to attend 8-weeks of a pre-existing summer program
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of South Carolina

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