Traditional foods and outdoor activity program to lower obesity risk in Alaska Native preschoolers

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for children aged 3 to 5 who attend one of 12 taking-part Head Start preschools in Alaska and have a parent who identifies as Alaska Native.

Age

3 Years to 5 Years

Sex

All sexes can join.

Main reasons for not taking part

• No parental consent
• No parent who identifies as Alaska Native

The registry criteria, word for word

Check if you might fit

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• Are you between 3 and 5 years old?YesNo

What the trial wants to find out

The preschool age is a crucial period of growth and an optimal time to begin to establish healthy eating and physical activity habits leading to better food and activity choices into adulthood, thereby minimizing risk for obesity-related diseases and decreasing the cardiometabolic disparities in this Indigenous population. More Outside Your Door is a multi-level, randomized, stepped-wedge intervention trial designed to reduce the disparity of childhood obesity in Yup'ik Alaska Native children by increasing the proportion of nutrient-dense traditional and traditional-like foods offered and increasing physical activity, particularly outdoor activities related to traditional Yup'ik subsistence and lifestyle practices. This 5-year intervention trial targeting 3-5 year olds is conducted in partnership with Rural Action Community Action Program Head Start programs in 12 rural Alaskan communities, where each site is assigned annually to a wedge group to receive either a community-altered culturally-tailored 8-month traditional foods and activities curriculum intervention or the standard regional Head Start program intervention.

The 3 groups in the trial

• Wedge 1Treatment being tested

  Four villages of 12 will be randomized into Wedge 1. Four of the remaining 8 villages will be randomized to Wedge 2. The remaining 4 villages will be Wedge 3.

• Wedge 2No study treatment, for comparison

  While Wedge 1 is undergoing intervention, Wedges 2 \& 3 will act as controls.

• Wedge 3No study treatment, for comparison

  While Wedge 1 is undergoing intervention, Wedges 2 \& 3 will act as controls.