More Outside Your Door (MOYD): a Multilevel Intervention Promoting Traditional Diet and Physical Activity to Decrease Risk of Obesity in Alaska Native (AN) Preschoolers

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The preschool age is a crucial period of growth and an optimal time to begin to establish healthy eating and physical activity habits leading to better food and activity choices into adulthood, thereby minimizing risk for obesity-related diseases and decreasing the cardiometabolic disparities in this Indigenous population. More Outside Your Door is a multi-level, randomized, stepped-wedge intervention trial designed to reduce the disparity of childhood obesity in Yup'ik Alaska Native children by increasing the proportion of nutrient-dense traditional and traditional-like foods offered and increasing physical activity, particularly outdoor activities related to traditional Yup'ik subsistence and lifestyle practices. This 5-year intervention trial targeting 3-5 year olds is conducted in partnership with Rural Action Community Action Program Head Start programs in 12 rural Alaskan communities, where each site is assigned annually to a wedge group to receive either a community-altered culturally-tailored 8-month traditional foods and activities curriculum intervention or the standard regional Head Start program intervention.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 3
Maximum Age: 5
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• parent who identifies as Alaska Native (AN)

• parental consent

• enrolled in preschool in one of the12 participating Head Start programs

• present at school for health screenings

Locations
United States
Alaska
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
RECRUITING
Anchorage
Contact Information
Primary
Barb Stillwater
bjstillwater@anthc.org
907-729-3644
Backup
Tim Thomas
tkthomas@anthc.org
907-729-3095
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-09-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-05-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 450
Treatments
Experimental: Wedge 1
Four villages of 12 will be randomized into Wedge 1. Four of the remaining 8 villages will be randomized to Wedge 2. The remaining 4 villages will be Wedge 3.
No_intervention: Wedge 2
While Wedge 1 is undergoing intervention, Wedges 2 \& 3 will act as controls.
No_intervention: Wedge 3
While Wedge 1 is undergoing intervention, Wedges 2 \& 3 will act as controls.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Collaborators: Washington State University, University of Alaska Anchorage

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