Healthy Corner Store Initiative

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity Prevention

In brief

The proposed research will evaluate the efficacy of an intervention in urban corner stores. Community-based, environmental manipulation of corner stores is an understudied area and represents the next step in understanding and improving the nutritional intake of school students to prevent obesity.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00593749

Run by

Temple University

People needed

2000

Starts

2007-09-01

Expected to finish

2010-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-07-01

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 15. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 4th, 5th and 6th grade students
• Schools who meet eligibility for 50% of students eligible to receive free or reduced lunches at their school
• Corner stores surrounding these schools within a 4 block radius in either direction

Where it is running

• Temple University - Center for Obesity Research and Education — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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