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Community Park-Based Programs for Health Promotion: The Fit2Lead Prospective Cohort Study

ConditionsAnxietyWellness, PsychologicalOverweight or ObesityHypertensionPrehypertensionLow Physical Fitness
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age12-17
SponsorDuke University

About this trial

The Fit2Lead prospective cohort study examines the effects of a park-based youth mental health and resilience afterschool program on youth participant mental health, resilience, physical fitness, and violence prevention outcomes. Duke will perform a secondary analysis of the data collected as part of the Fit2Lead prospective cohort study run by Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

All participants enrolled in the Miami-Dade Fit2Lead study will be included in this secondary analysis

Aged 12-17 years, residing in Miami-Dade County

Disqualifiers

Anyone not enrolled in the Miami-Dade Fit2Lead study will be excluded from this secondary analysis

Aged <12 or >17 years, not residing in Miami-Dade County, cannot read and speak in English

Trial population

Fit2Lead is offered in areas composed of 48% male youths, 60% Hispanic persons, 29% non-Hispanic Black persons, 33% single-parent households, and 33% of residents living below the federal poverty threshold as defined by the American Community Survey. Thirty-three percent of families are single-parent households, and 33% of residents are living in poverty in zip codes where Fit2Lead is offered.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Fit2Lead Group 1-2

    Behavioral

    Each park serves anywhere from 2 to 9 feeder schools within these neighborhoods (a target population of 34 000 youth residents aged 12-17 years), and transportation from schools to parks is provided at no cost within a 3-mile radius of a program park. Fit2Lead participants can also enroll in the MDPROS youth summer camp at no charge. Work assignments support MDPROS operations and recreation staff. Interns in Phase II rotate every 8 weeks for exposure to different job opportunities, supervisors, and mentors. Duke is conducting a secondary data analysis on data collected as part of the Fit2Lead study.

Treatment groups

1,000 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Fit2 Lead Cohort 1-21 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in Weight

Time frame
Baseline, 12-72 months
2

Change in Blood Pressure

Time frame
Baseline, 12-72 months
3

Change in number of push-ups

Time frame
Baseline, 12-72 months
4

Change in number of sit-ups

Time frame
Baseline, 12-72 months

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Duke University

Lead sponsor

Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation

Collaborator

The Children's Trust, Miami FL

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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