Healthy Futures Project: A Community Based Obesity Prevention Program

Obesity Clinical Trial

— SWITCH  

Official title:

SWITCH: Rationale, Design, and Implementation of a Community, School, and Family-based Intervention to Modify Behaviors Related to Childhood Obesity

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00685555
• Other study ID #: NIMF-1300-05
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 0
• First received: May 22, 2008
• Last updated: June 22, 2011
• Start date: October 2005
• Est. completion date: December 2006

Study information

• Verified date: May 2008
• Source: National Institute on Media and the Family
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this research is to increase community awareness about the relationship between physical activity, screen time, and nutrition and how these factors influence healthy weight management.

The problem of obesity is at epidemic proportions and has become the most important public health problem confronting the United States today. Of greatest concern is the 300% increase in obesity rates among children and youth over the past twenty years. Childhood obesity is a precursor of adult obesity.

Description:

The Switch™ Program is a unique community and family-based behavior change initiative that helps motivate children to change three critical health behaviors that are risk factors for childhood overweight and obesity. Through community education, family-based strategies and partnerships with schools, 3rd, 4th and 5th graders are encouraged to: Switch what you Do™ Switch what you View™ Switch what you Chew™.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1300
• Est. completion date: December 2006
• Est. primary completion date: December 2006
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 8 Years to 13 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All children in 3-5 grades who provide parental consent and child assent will be eligible to participate in the project.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants who meet the following exclusion criteria will not be considered for participation.

• Do not provide consent

• unable or unwilling to adhere to project procedures

Study Design

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Obesity
• Overweight

Intervention

Behavioral:
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1300 students (male and female) were recruited through two separate school districts in Lakeville, Minnesota and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Informed consents went to all students who chose to participate. Demonstration and Control school were randomly selected. Baseline data was collected regarding physical activity, screen time, and nutrition, standard body measurements, and baseline data, and salivary cortisol levels were taken. Parent and teacher surveys were also conducted. After baseline selected demonstration sites and students were provided with information focused on improving healthy behaviors while the control sites served as matched comparison groups.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	National Institute on Media and the Family	Minneapolis	Minnesota

Sponsors (9)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Institute on Media and the Family	Cargill, Fairview Health Services, Healthy and Active America Foundation,, Iowa State University, Medica, Michigan State University, Spunk Design Machine, University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Eisenmann JC, Laurson KR, Wickel EE, Gentile D, Walsh D. Utility of pedometer step recommendations for predicting overweight in children. Int J Obes (Lond). 2007 Jul;31(7):1179-82. Epub 2007 Jan 30. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Our outcome measure was reduction of screen time		4 waves of data	No
Secondary	Our secondary outcome measure increase in fruit and vegetable consumption.		T1-PRE Intervention toT2 Post Intervention	No

External Links

•   Co-Investigator Douglas Gentile Ph.D.
•   National Institute on Media and the Family