Development of a Youth Healthy Living Program With Underserved Adolescents at Rochester Alternative Learning Center

December 1, 2021 updated by: Seema Kumar, Mayo Clinic

Development of a Youth Healthy Living Program at the Rochester Alternative Learning Center

Approximately one third of the children and adolescents in the United States are either overweight or obese. Childhood obesity disproportionately affects specific racial and ethnic groups and households with low socioeconomic status and low parental education. The Alternative Learning Center (ALC) within Rochester School District 535 provides viable educational options for students who are experiencing difficulty in regular educational systems. A greater proportion of students at ALC are minorities, qualify for free and reduced lunch and receive special education services. These children are likely to have unique barriers to physical activity and healthy eating.

Specific Aims:

Aim 1: Examine the association between BMI and ethnic/ socioeconomic variables and behaviors related to physical activity and eating in ALC students.

Aim 2: Develop an age and culturally appropriate on-site program that promotes healthy lifestyle.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Investigators will assess the relationship between BMI and ethnicity, socioeconomic variables and behaviors related to nutrition and physical activity among 200 ALC students. Investigators will also conduct 6 gender stratified (3 boys, 3 girls) focus groups with students (n=24), up to 3 focus groups with their parents (n=24) and one focus group with staff and volunteers in order to understand perceived barriers towards healthy weight/nutrition/physical activity. Investigators will then utilize this information to co-develop a healthy living program at ALC. Investigators will finally test the feasibility of the program they develop over a period of 3 months in ALC students. Study findings will inform further research to test the efficacy and validity of the program developed at ALC in a subsequent school based trial with the future goal of obtaining funding for cluster randomized controlled trials among other schools in the region.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

48

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Minnesota
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
        • Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

12 years to 70 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion criteria:

  • Rochester Alternative Learning Center students ages 12 years to 20 years
  • Parents/guardians of ALC students
  • ALC staff.

Exclusion criteria:

  • Inability to assent or consent to participate in the study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Youth Healthy Living Program
Youth attending the Rochester Alternative Learning Center (ALC) will be enrolled in a youth healthy living program at the ALC.
Behavioral: Healthy Youth Living Program
Physical activity and healthy eating program at the Alternative Learning Center co-developed by students, school staff and academic partners.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Behaviors related to healthy eating and physical activity
Time Frame: 3 months
Adoption of healthy eating choices by Rochester Alternative Learning Center students.
3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Weight and BMI
Time Frame: 6 and 12 months after intervention
After students participate in the healthy living program we will measure weight and BMI to evaluate change
6 and 12 months after intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Collaborators

Rochester Alternative Learning Center

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2014

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

March 6, 2015

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

June 17, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 9, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 12, 2014

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

November 13, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

December 16, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 1, 2021

Last Verified

December 1, 2021

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 14-004474

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