Evaluation of California's SB 19 Pupil Nutrition Act

January 12, 2010 updated by: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Four California school districts will be randomized to early implementation of California's SB 19 Pupil Nutrition Act or to business as usual. Over 5000 4th, 5th and 7th graders will be evaluated at baseline, 4-month, and 16-month follow-up in order to determine if the SB 19 nutrition and physical activity policies have had an impact on students' risk of excess body weight. The impact of early implementation of SB 19 on academic achievement will also be assessed.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Four California school districts will be randomized to early implementation of California's SB 19 Pupil Nutrition Act or to business as usual.

The nutrition provisions in SB19 include assuring that NO elementary school sells carbonated beverages at any time and that no middle schools sell carbonated beverages until after the end of the lunch hour each day. The nutrition provisions also include some restrictions on the sale of high-fat, high-sugar snack foods as well as encouragement to make fruits and vegetables more available to students. The legislation further encourages school districts to invest more heavily in providing students with opportunities to be physically active. High schools are NOT affected by this legislation.

Over 5000 4th, 5th, and 7th graders from 28 schools will be evaluated at baseline, 4-month and 16-month follow-up in order to determine if the SB 19 nutrition and physical activity policies have had an impact on students' risk of excess body weight. The principal outcome measure is sex- and age-adjusted BMI percentile as determined from the CDC growthchart percentiles. Other measures include waist circumference, time to complete one mile run/walk, and blood pressure.

The impact of early implementation of SB 19 on academic achievement will also be assessed, using students' standardized math and language arts achievement test scores.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

5020

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States
        • WestEd-Los Alamitos & UCLA Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

8 years to 14 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

healthy 4th, 5th or 7th graders able to fill out a 30-minute questionnaire in English and able to participate in aerobic physical activity.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Collaborators

University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
The California Endowment
California Department of Education

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: William J McCarthy, Ph.D., WestEd-Los Alamitos & UCLA Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2003

Study Completion

May 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 28, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 29, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

September 1, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 13, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 12, 2010

Last Verified

January 1, 2010

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • ECSB19PNA (completed)

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