Summer Weight and Environmental Assessment Trial (SWEAT)

March 11, 2019 updated by: Carolyn Gunther, Ohio State University

Summer Weight and Environmental Assessment Trial (SWEAT)

The consequences of childhood obesity are devastating, affecting the physical and mental health of children. Disadvantaged school-age children are at risk for unhealthy gains in BMI during the summer months and there is a dearth of information regarding the causal health behaviors and environmental factors. The overall objective of this application is to provide an in depth examination of key dietary and physical activity behaviors as well as the food, physical activity, and social environments of low-income, racial/ethnic school-age children. To achieve this goal, an observational study utilizing a multi-state prospective cohort design will be conducted with the goal of examining the weight gain trajectory among a racially and ethnically diverse convenience sample of disadvantaged school-age children who routinely attend structured programming during the summer months and those who don't participate in structured programming. In addition, a subset of these children will be evaluated to learn their daily health behaviors, as well as their food, physical activity, and social environments during the summer. Identification of determinants of program participation and factors that may enhance the beneficial effects of program participation will also occur. A social ecological framework approach will guide the research. This study can be expected to have a significant positive impact by providing information on the factors that protect disadvantaged children from unhealthy weight gain during the summer which can be used by stakeholders at the local, state, and federal level to reform current policy that will increase child participation in health promoting programming during the summer window of risk.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

152

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
    • Indiana
      • West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, 47907
        • Purdue University
    • Ohio
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
        • The Ohio State University

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

4 years to 12 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Racially and ethnically diverse convenience sample of disadvantaged school-age children

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • School-aged children (rising kindergartners through rising 5th graders) attending schools in the target neighborhoods.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Underserved school-aged children
Underserved school-aged children at risk for obesity
Other: n/a - observational study
n/a - observational study

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in BMI
Time Frame: Baseline (beginning of summer), T1 (5 weeks), T2 (10 weeks), T3 (22 weeks)
Baseline (beginning of summer), T1 (5 weeks), T2 (10 weeks), T3 (22 weeks)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Ohio State University

Collaborators

USDA North Central - Nutrition Education Center of Excellence

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 30, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 21, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 3, 2017

First Posted (Estimate)

January 5, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 13, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 11, 2019

Last Verified

September 1, 2017

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Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2016B0034

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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