Summer Food Service Program

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pediatric Obesity, Exercise

In brief

This pilot trial is designed to test the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of offering the BOKS program, an evidence-based physical activity curriculum that engages school-age children in moderate to vigorous physical activity for one hour daily, alongside the USDA's Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) during the summer. Eighty children, ages 6-12 years and from low-income households, will be randomized to participate in the BOKS + SFSP program or to the SFSP alone. We anticipate that the BOKS program will not only provide increased physical activity for the participants, but that it will help to promote participation in the SFSP given that it will be offered in the same location directly before the SFSP lunches are served.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04544137

Run by

The Miriam Hospital

People needed

43

Starts

2019-05-14

Expected to finish

2019-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2020-09-10

Who can join

Age: 6 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Reside in the low-income, Rhode Island community where BOKS program is offered
• Quality for free meals as part of the NSLP, which is equivalent to a family of four having an annual income less than $43,568 in the state of Rhode Island.
• Ages 6-12 years
• Ability of the child to speak, read and write English (for purposes of the focus groups and intervention)
• Agreement to randomization

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to participate in routine physical activity

Where it is running

• Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center — Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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