INTEGRATED CHILDHOOD ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION (ICAN) STUDY
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age6-11
SponsorUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
About this trial
This study is a multi-functional integrated research and education project to prevent losses in academic achievement, cognitive function, and behavioral health among at-risk youth. The study tests the effects of a 8-week nutrition and physical activity-based program (Integrated Childhood Activity and Nutrition \[ICAN\]) to prevent summer learning loss. Outcomes include standardized academic achievement as well as executive function among 6-10-year-olds affected by poverty. The nutrition component of the intervention involves daily consumption of a snack containing the carotenoid lutein, typically found in high quantities in green leafy vegetables. The physical activity components will involve group games or activities.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Parental/guardian consent
Child assent
Child participant is between the chronological age of 6-11 years.
Child participant is considered economically or educationally disadvantaged (e.g., eligible for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program [SNAP] and/or qualifies for free-and-reduced lunch.
Disqualifiers
Parental/guardian does not provide consent
Child non-assent
Child participant chronological age when enrolling into the iCANS program falls below 6 or above 11 years of age
Child participant is not eligible for SNAP or does not qualify for free-and-reduced lunch.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
8-week Physical Activity and Nutrition Program
BehavioralParticipants will be enrolled in an 8-week (Monday-Friday) daily physical activity program where treatment group participants will receive daily physical activity via organized games and daily lutein (6mg/d) snacks.
Treatment groups
100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Treatment GroupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Academic Achievement
Composite score on the standardized Kaufman Test of Academic and Educational Achievement 3-(KTEA-3)
Time frame
Baseline vs. 8 week Post-testSecondary outcomes
1
Attentional Inhibition
Flanker Task Accuracy (%)
Time frame
Baseline vs. 8-week Post-test2
Attentional Inhibition
Flanker Reaction Time (ms)
Time frame
Baseline vs. 8-week Post-test3
Attentional Resource Allocation
P3 Event-related potential amplitude (mv)
Time frame
Baseline vs. 8 week Post-test4
Processing Speed
P3 Event-related potential latency (ms)
Time frame
Baseline vs. 8 week Post-testSponsors and contacts
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lead sponsor
United States Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov