Study on Out of School Nutrition and Physical Activity Environments

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Detailed Description
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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.

Official Title
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Study on Out of School Nutrition and Physical Activity Environments

Conditions
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Child Physical Activity, Child Nutrition

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Policy and Environmental Change


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Afterschool programs in Boston MA serving at least 40 children ages 5-12 years operating the full school year between September and June Afterschool programs serving a snack to children Children between the ages of 5 and 12 years

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 5 Years
Maximum Age: 12 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| No Intervention: control<br> | |
| Experimental: Policy and Environmental Change<br> | Behavioral: Policy and Environmental Change<br>* Afterschool programs participate in an assessment of physical activity and nutrition practices and policies. Study staff work with teams of afterschool programs in a participatory manner to identify areas in which programs would like to take practice, policy and communication efforts to meet physical activity and nutrition goals. Teams share progress and barriers during ongoing collaborative meetings.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in physical activity | Accelerometer and SOPLAY observation | Participants' physical activity will be measure over the course of 5 consecutive school days pre-intervention and 5 consecutive school days post-intervention | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in dietary intake | plate waste consumption | Participants' dietary intake will be measure over the course of 5 consecutive school days pre-intervention and 5 consecutive school days post-intervention | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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afterschool, accelerometers, plate waste, policy, environment