Texas A&M University
Strong Teens for Healthy Schools (STHS) is a school-based, civic engagement program that empowers middle school students to improve their physical activity and healthy eating behaviors, improve their cardiovascular disease outcomes, and create positive change in their school health environments.
Cardiovascular Diseases
Nutrition
Physical Activity
STHS Intervention
Usual Care
Not Applicable
The investigators will conduct a cluster-randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of the Strong Teens for Healthy Schools (STHS) program on cardiovascular disease-related outcomes. STHS is a multi-level, theory-based civic engagement program to catalyze positive food and physical activity environmental change and improve cardiovascular disease-related health (CVD) outcomes among 6th and 7th-grade students. Title 1 middle schools in Texas (n=20) with > 40% Hispanic and Black students will be randomized at baseline to the intervention condition (STHS program) or control condition (will continue with usual care, as they will not be asked to add or remove any of their current, physical activity, healthy eating, or positive youth development programming) (n=20-25 students per school). The investigators hypothesize that students who participate in STHS will have reduced MetS risk, improved positive youth developmental outcomes, and improved social and environmental outcomes immediately post-intervention and one year after study completion compared to students in a control condition.}}
| Study Type : | Interventional |
| Estimated Enrollment : | 500 participants |
| Masking : | None (Open Label) |
| Primary Purpose : | Prevention |
| Official Title : | Strong Teens for Healthy Schools Change Club: A Civic Engagement Approach to Improving Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Environments |
| Actual Study Start Date : | August 2024 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date : | May 2027 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date : | May 2027 |
| Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: STHS Intervention Participants in this group (10 schools) will participate in the STHS program. |
Behavioral: STHS Intervention |
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Other: Usual Care Participants in this group (10 schools) will continue with usual care, as they will not be asked to add or remove any of their current, physical activity, healthy eating, or positive youth development programming. |
Behavioral: Usual Care |
| Ages Eligible for Study: | 10 Years to 15 Years |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
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Texas A&M AgriLife Dallas Center
dallas, Texas, United States, 75252