Providing Healthy Food Access and Physical Activity Opportunities at Boy Scouts of America Summer Camp

Childhood Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Collaborative Approach to Providing Healthy Food Access and Sustainable Physical Activity Opportunities at Boy Scouts of America Summer Camp

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03325530
• Other study ID #: STUDY00005462
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: October 20, 2017
• Last updated: October 25, 2017
• Start date: June 1, 2016
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2016

Study information

• Verified date: October 2017
• Source: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

To measure impact of improved healthy food access and physical activity opportunities at summer Boy Scout camp, a four-week intervention to address nutrition and physical activity with youth (n=911) and adults (n=247) was conducted at Bashore Scout Reservation in Jonestown, Pennsylvania between June and July of 2016. Intervention components included dining hall menu modifications, healthy messaging, introduction of nutritious snacks available for purchase, and a physical activity challenge.

Menu modifications resulted in improved satisfaction scores related to portion sizes (+28%) and variety (+14%), decreased plate waste, and consistent food costs. Introduction of nutritious snacks at Trading Post resulted in increased satisfaction (+13%) and increased sales per person (+20%). Physical activity increased (+22%) as a result of a step competition between troops. Small changes towards a healthier camp were widely accepted and successful, indicating potential for translation to other camps within the organization.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1158
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2016
• Est. primary completion date: August 30, 2016
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age: =18 years

2. Sex: Male or female

3. Fluent in written and spoken English

4. Boy Scout staff, troop leader or parent of Boy Scout camper

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Not Fluent in written and spoken English

2. Non Boy Scout stafftroop leader or not a parent of a Boy Scout camper

3. Decisional impairment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Childhood Obesity
• Pediatric Obesity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Focus Group with Participants
Focus groups with leaders (18+) to investigate tolerance to healthy initiatives

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center	Boy Scouts of America

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Efficacy of intervention as assessed through focus groups and evaluation surveys	Feedback from troop leaders informed researchers concerning how scouts felt about and how receptive scouts are to healthy initiatives.	June 2016- August 2016