NCT06158594Active, not recruitingPhase 2
Determining the Optimal Amount of Structured Environments for Healthy Kids
Identifying the Ideal Dose of Structured Summer Programming for Mitigating Accelerated Summer BMI Gain
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 Sept 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Studies show that virtually all increases in children's (5-12yrs) BMI occur during the summer, no matter children's' weight status (i.e., normal weight, overweight, or obese) at summer entry. Recent preliminary studies show that children engage in healthier behaviors on days that they attend summer day camps, and that BMI gain does not accelerate for these children. The proposed randomized dose-response study will identify the dose-response relationship between amount of summer programming and summer BMI gain.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 360 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 27 Nov 2023
- Start date
- 1 Mar 2024
- Primary completion date
- 31 Mar 2028
- Lead sponsor
- University of South Carolina
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT06158594
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
- Planned participants: 360
- From 1 Mar 2024 to the primary completion date, 31 Mar 2028
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Diagnosis of an intellectual disability, such as Down Syndrome, Fragile X, Fetal Alcohol
Other
- a physical disability, such as wheelchair use, that prevents the ability to ambulate without assistance.
- Families who plan to enroll their children in a summer camp or relocate (i.e., move) during the 14-month period that they participate
Who the study is looking for
- k-4th grader in a partner school
- eligible for free and reduced price lunch (a widely recognized indicator of
- socioeconomic level and poverty status)
- parent that indicates "yes' on an informed consent document for participation in the study
Age in the registry: 5 years to 12 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbia | United States | Unknown status |
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