NCT07227220CompletedEarly phase 1
Summer Youth Employment Programs for Health Promotion
Leveraging Summer Youth Employment Programs to Prevent Obesity in Adolescents
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 27 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this proof-of-concept study is to assess the initial signal of effectiveness of summer youth employment programs (SYEP) on understudied obesity-related outcomes in adolescents. This small-scale study is essential to identify early success and refine the intervention before scaling to a larger, more resource-intensive randomized trial. Specifically, this one-group pre-posttest study will: Aim 1 (Primary): Evaluate if a 6-week SYEP provides an initial signal for effectiveness (maintenance or decrease in zBMI) over the summer. Hypothesis 1: Adolescents who participated in a SYEP will maintain or decrease their BMI over the summer. Aim 2 (Secondary): Evaluate changes in obesogenic behaviors (physical activity, sleep, sedentary, and diet) over the summer. Hypothesis 2: Adolescents who participated in a SYEP will increase physical activity, reduce sedentary behavior, and improve sleep and diet quality over the summer. Aim 3 (Secondary): Evaluate the feasibility of SYEP for obesity prevention intervention to inform intervention scalability. Hypothesis 3: The SYEP program will be a feasible and acceptable intervention strategy for the prevention of obesity in adolescents over the summer.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Phase (registry)
- Early phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 15 (actual)
- First submitted
- 4 Aug 2025
- Start date
- Mar 2025
- Primary completion date
- Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
- University of Houston
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT07227220
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Early phase 1
- Participants enrolled: 15
- From Mar 2025 to the primary completion date, Jul 2025
- 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
- Currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant, due to physical activity restrictions and potential weight changes that could confound study results
- Diagnosis of an intellectual and/or physical disability requiring specialized employment regulations or intervention strategies
- Participation in a health promotion intervention within the past six months
Who the study is looking for
- Age 14-17 years at the time of enrollment, in accordance with Texas Child Labor Law
- Willing to work at the summer camp for six consecutive weeks
- Able to pass the employment admission procedure (job interview)
- Able to obtain parental consent and provide assent for study participation
Age in the registry: 14 years to 17 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Houston Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Houston | United States | Unknown status |
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