Status:
COMPLETED
LA Sprouts: The Impact of Gardening and Nutrition Education on Childhood Obesity in Latino Youth
Lead Sponsor:
University of Southern California
Collaborating Sponsors:
Loma Linda University
University of Texas at Austin
Conditions:
Pediatric Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
8-12 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The overall goal of this project is to conduct a randomized controlled 12-week after school, gardening, nutrition and cooking program (called "LA Sprouts") to improve dietary intake and reduce obesity...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Normal, Overweight and Obese Children: Investigators will attempt to obtain a natural selection of normal weight children (age- \& sex-specific BMI \< 85th percentile based on CDC BMI growth charts (40) and overweight and obese children (BMI ≥ 85th percentile). Based on preliminary data from these areas, investigators expect that at least 50% of the sample will be overweight or obese. There will not be an upper BMI limit.
- Gender \& Age: Investigators will attempt to enroll equal numbers of female and male students in 3rd through 5th grades (8-12 years of age).
- Latino origin: This study will include all ethnicities, however the selected schools are \>90% Latino.
Exclusion
- The following criteria are exclusionary: presently taking medication(s) or diagnosed with any disease that could influence dietary intake or body composition; previously diagnosed with any major illness since birth (e.g. chronic birth asphyxia, cancer, etc.); any physical, cognitive, or psychological disability that would prevent participation in the study. Participants testing positive for diabetes (as determined from the fasting blood draw) will be referred for treatment. (Note: subjects with pre-diabetes will be eligible for the study). Although participant data may be excluded based on the above exclusion criteria, participation in the program classes may be allowed. Individual cases will be reviewed as they arise.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
421 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02291146
Start Date
July 1 2011
End Date
December 1 2013
Last Update
November 14 2014
Active Locations (1)
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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90089