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A Cluster Randomized Trial of the H2GO! Program
Sponsor: Boston University
Summary
This proposal involves a collaboration with the Massachusetts Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs. The goal is to evaluate the efficacy of youth empowerment intervention targeting sugar-sweetened beverage consumption on childhood obesity among youth. The 12-session 6-week intervention consists of health and narrative sessions and youth-led activities. For this cluster randomized controlled trial \[RCT} at 10 sites, the investigators will recruit 45 parent-child pairs per site for a total of 450 parent-child pairs. The primary outcome is child participants' body mass index (BMI) z scores. Secondary outcomes include children's sugar-sweetened beverage intake, water intake, and youth empowerment. Change in outcomes over time among participants in the intervention sites will be compared to change in outcomes over time among participants
Official title: Preventing Childhood Obesity Through Youth Empowerment: A Cluster RCT of the H2GO! Program
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
9 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
824
Start Date
2020-10-22
Completion Date
2026-05
Last Updated
2025-06-29
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
H2GO!
Child participants will participate in a 6-week behavioral intervention consisting of 12 group-based weekly sessions (1-hour sessions twice a week) delivered by trained staff in the Boys and Girls Club setting. Each week consisted of a 1-hour health session and a 1-hour narrative session (delivered on separate days). Child participants will also receive reusable water bottles and a pictorial intervention booklet, which includes worksheets and parent-child take-home activities targeting attitudes, knowledge, and skills related to sugar-sweetened beverage and water consumption. Parent participants will be exposed to intervention messages (e.g., reduce SSB intake) through weekly parent-child take-home activities, child sharing of narratives produced, and a culminating open house event.
Locations (1)
Boston University School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts, United States