Study on Out of School Nutrition and Physical Activity Environments — OSNAP  

Child Nutrition Clinical Trial

Official title: Study on Out of School Nutrition and Physical Activity Environments

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to design and conduct research to tailor out of school time evaluation materials so they are applicable to various settings in Boston, are efficient in that minimal resources and time are used, and are useful to participants.

Clinical Trial Description

Nearly half of Boston's school age children (49%) participate in out of school time programs, a critical time to intervene on physical activity and nutrition. Previous research has mostly focused on during-school-day efforts, or on child care policies and practices for very young children, leaving a gap in the knowledge of what might work with programs serving school-age children during out of school time. OSNAP aims to implement low cost and sustainable policy and environmental interventions to improve physical activity and healthy eating/beverage environments. Data will be collected via observations, plate waste and accelerometers on program policies, environments, practices and behavioral outcomes related to physical activity, beverage, snack and screen time outcomes. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Child Nutrition
• Child Physical Activity

• NCT number: NCT01396473
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Harvard School of Public Health
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 2010
• Completion date: June 2011