Healthy Kids Beyond the Bell: Investigating the Impact of After-School and Summer Programs
Recruiting
Phase 2
Interventional Study
Health Status Disparities
Pediatric Obesity
Ethnic Group
Socioeconomic Factors
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Prior Safety Data
This treatment has already been tested in at least one earlier human trial.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 5 – 12
- Sex
- Any
- Trial phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 480 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina · Other
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About This Trial
Nearly one in five children are obese, and disparities in overweight and obesity between children from low- and middle-to-high-income households persist despite a multitude of school-based interventions. The structured days hypothesis posits that structure within a school day plays a protective role for children against obesogenic behaviors, and, ultimately, prevents the occurrence of excessive we…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* 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
Exclusion Criteria:
* Diagnos…
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