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NCT Number: NCT00685555

Healthy Futures Project: A Community Based Obesity Prevention Program

The purpose of this research is to increase community awareness about the relationship between physical activity, screen time, and nutrition and how these factors influence healthy weight management.

The problem of obesity is at epidemic proportions and has become the most important public health problem confronting the United States today. Of greatest concern is the 300% increase in obesity rates among children and youth over the past twenty years. Childhood obesity is a precursor of adult obesity.

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Key information

Conditions

Overweight Behavior Body Weight Motor Activity Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Obesity Overnutrition Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

8 year–13 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Early Phase 1

Primary location

National Institute on Media and the Family

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55454, United States

About this study

The Switch™ Program is a unique community and family-based behavior change initiative that helps motivate children to change three critical health behaviors that are risk factors for childhood overweight and obesity. Through community education, family-based strategies and partnerships with schools, 3rd, 4th and 5th graders are encouraged to: Switch what you Do™ Switch what you View™ Switch what you Chew™.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • All children in 3-5 grades who provide parental consent and child assent will be eligible to participate in the project.

Exclusion criteria

  • Participants who meet the following exclusion criteria will not be considered for participation.
  • Do not provide consent
  • unable or unwilling to adhere to project procedures

Treatment and study plan

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Behavioral

The Switch™ Program is a unique community and family-based behavior change initiative that helps motivate children to change three critical health behaviors that are risk factors for childhood overweight and obesity.

Other names: Iowa State University, Michigan State University, National Institute on Media and the Family

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Behavioral

1300 students (male and female) were recruited through two separate school districts in Lakeville, Minnesota and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Informed consents went to all students who chose to participate. Demonstration and Control school were randomly selected. Baseline data was collected regarding physical activity, screen time, and nutrition, standard body measurements, and baseline data, and salivary cortisol levels were taken. Parent and teacher surveys were also conducted. After baseline selected demonstration sites and students were provided with information focused on improving healthy behaviors while the control sites served as matched comparison groups.

Other names: Switch, Switch program, The Switch program

Primary outcomes

  1. Our outcome measure was reduction of screen time

    Time frame: 4 waves of data

Secondary outcomes

  1. Our secondary outcome measure increase in fruit and vegetable consumption.

    Time frame: T1-PRE Intervention toT2 Post Intervention

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Institute on Media and the Family

Other

Collaborators

  • Cargill
  • Fairview Health Services
  • Healthy and Active America Foundation,
  • Iowa State University
  • Medica
  • Michigan State University
  • Spunk Design Machine
  • University of Minnesota

Registry information

Official study title

SWITCH: Rationale, Design, and Implementation of a Community, School, and Family-based Intervention to Modify Behaviors Related to Childhood Obesity

Acronym: SWITCH

Important dates

Study start
2005
Primary completion
2006
Study completion
2006
First posted
May 28, 2008
Registry last updated
Jun 23, 2011

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