School Gardens and Physical Activity

May 23, 2014 updated by: Cornell University
The purpose of this study is to determine whether school gardens affect children's physical activity.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

New York State schools were randomly assigned to receive school gardens and associated curriculum or to serve on the wait list control group that received gardens and curriculum at the end of the 2-year study. Baseline data were collected in Fall 2011. Garden interventions began in Spring 2012. Follow-up data were collected at 6, 12, 18 months following baseline data collection.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

234

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
    • New York
      • Ithaca, New York, United States, 14853
        • Schools in New York State

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

8 years to 12 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • schools had at least 50% of enrolled children qualifying for free + reduced price meals (FRPM)
  • schools did not already have a school garden

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: garden intervention
garden kit and access to garden-based lessons
Behavioral: garden
No Intervention: no garden
control - receives garden and lessons at end of study

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
change in physical activity
Time Frame: change from baseline to follow-ups at 6, 12, 18 months
Physical activity was measured using a survey measure, accelerometry, and direct observation.
change from baseline to follow-ups at 6, 12, 18 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
change in time spent outdoors
Time Frame: baseline to follow-ups at 6, 12, 18 months
Time spent outdoors was measured by lux using accelerometry
baseline to follow-ups at 6, 12, 18 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Cornell University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Nancy M Wells, PhD, Cornell University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 23, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 23, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

May 28, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 28, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 23, 2014

Last Verified

May 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RWFJ 69550

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