Health Outcomes of Teens Participating in Summer Employment Immersion Programs

This study is a collaboration between investigators and two community partners: a youth employment program and an urban farm. The community partners hire 300+ adolescents for summer jobs at various organizations. Approximately 120 adolescents will be employed with the urban farm site. As one component of their program evaluation plan, investigators will evaluate change in BMI of participants. The investigators hypothesize that there will be a reduction in BMI of those participants working at the urban farm site.

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Key information

Conditions

Pediatric Obesity Body Weight Diabetes Mellitus Endocrine System Diseases Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Obesity Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Prediabetic State Signs and Symptoms

Age range

15 year–15 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

The investigators will measure height/weight/BMI of all participants located at the urban farm site. Investigators will also collect demographic data as well as other social data (example: food security).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

employed by summer work program at urban farm

Exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Measurement

Behavioral

The intervention consists of diabetes prevention education sessions focusing on increasing physical activity and decreasing the intake of sugared drinks while increasing intake of fruits and vegetables. The 2-hr sessions occur weekly for 6 weeks. Height and weight is measured for each consenting participant at baseline and after 6 weeks. Participants are also asked to complete a short questionnaire to collect demographic and knowledge data. Outcome measures include: BMI, knowledge of physical activity and dietary habits conducive to diabetes prevention, and feelings of food insecurity.

Primary outcomes

BMI

Time frame: 6 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Indiana University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2016
Study completion: 2016
First posted: Sep 1, 2016
Registry last updated: Feb 20, 2019

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