FIT: Project Fit:a School- and Community-based Obesity Intervention

• Sponsor: Michigan State University (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT01385046
• Collaborator: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Other), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) (U.S. Fed)
• Enrollment: 403
• Location: 1
• Arm: 1
• Duration (Months): 21
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 19.2

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Project FIT is a collaboration between the public school system, local health systems, physicians, neighborhood associations, businesses, faith-based leaders, community agencies and university researchers to develop a multi-faceted approach to promote physical activity and healthy eating toward the general goal of preventing and reducing childhood obesity among children in Grand Rapids, MI, USA. There are four overall components to Project FIT: school, community, social marketing, and school staff wellness - all that focus on: 1) increasing access to safe and affordable physical activity and nutrition education opportunities in the schools and surrounding neighborhoods; 2) improving the affordability and availability of nutritious food in the neighborhoods surrounding the schools; 3) improving the knowledge, self-efficacy, attitudes and behaviors regarding nutrition and physical activity among school staff, parents and students; 4) impacting the 'culture' of the schools and neighborhoods to incorporate healthful values; and 5) encouraging dialogue among all community partners to leverage existing programs and introduce new ones.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Obesity	Behavioral: Project Fit	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 403 participants
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Official Title: Project Fit:a School- and Community-based Intervention to Address Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Among Low-income Elementary School Children
• Study Start Date: Aug 1, 2009
• Actual Primary Completion Date: May 1, 2011
• Actual Study Completion Date: May 1, 2011

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: physical activity and nutrition	Behavioral: Project Fit; physical activity and nutrition education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Physical activity measured by pedometer. [2 years]

   Physical activity will be measured with a pedometer worn for 7-day period at the beginning and end of the intervention.

2. Healthy eating index quantified by the Food Frequency Questionnaire. [2 years]

   The healthy eating index is a composite measure of diet quality.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 8 Years to 14 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• enrolled in participating school district in grades 1-5.

Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Grand Rapids Public Schools	Grand Rapids	Michigan	United States	49501

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Michigan State University
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Investigators

• Study Chair: Denise Holmes, PhD, Michigan State University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Additional Information:

• Related Info

Publications

None provided.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01385046
• Other Study ID Numbers: MSU-123
• First Posted: Jun 29, 2011
• Last Update Posted: Jun 29, 2011
• Last Verified: Jun 1, 2011

• Keywords provided by , ,: physical inactivity; poor diet
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Obesity

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jun 29, 2011