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Hip Hop Nutrition Education for Improving Children's Health Behaviors

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Led By Olajide A. Williams, MD

Research Sponsored by Columbia University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up within year5 of the study

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Study Summary

This trial is testing an integrative approach to teaching 5th grade children menu board calorie literacy and providing strategies to improve food purchasing behaviors.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for 5th grade students enrolled in the New York Edge after school program. To participate, they need internet at home and a working phone line. They must speak English and not have any major psychiatric or medical conditions that could impact their participation.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests an integrative Hip Hop Nutrition-Math Curriculum aimed at teaching calorie literacy using menu boards, improving food purchasing behaviors, and encouraging kids to share health messages with parents through 'Child Mediated Health Communication'.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves educational interventions rather than medical treatments, traditional physical side effects are not applicable. However, participants may experience changes in behavior or attitudes towards nutrition.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ within year5 of the study

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~within year5 of the study

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and within year5 of the study for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Number of students with positive behavior change at Food Sales

Secondary outcome measures

Menu Board Calorie Literacy Score

Parental Nutritional Knowledge Score

Other outcome measures

Exploratory Outcome Measures: BMI Percentiles

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Group 2: Hip Hop Nutrition-Math CurriculumExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The intervention group will receive an tailored program for ten weeks, meeting twice a week.

Group II: Group 1: Food Explorers ProgramActive Control1 Intervention

The control group will receive the usual care for nutrition program provided by the schools, called Food Explorers. The group will also be conducted ten weeks, meeting twice a week.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)NIH

580 Previous Clinical Trials

10,376,001 Total Patients Enrolled

2 Trials studying Health Behaviors

1,210 Patients Enrolled for Health Behaviors

Columbia UniversityLead Sponsor

1,433 Previous Clinical Trials

2,446,699 Total Patients Enrolled

5 Trials studying Health Behaviors

141 Patients Enrolled for Health Behaviors

Olajide A. Williams, MDPrincipal InvestigatorColumbia University

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the participant capacity for this clinical experiment?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov's records show that this experiment was first posted on July 1st 2019 and is actively seeking participants for enrollment. This research will include 560 individuals from a single centre."

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Are researchers currently enrolling participants in this research effort?

"Clinicaltrials.gov attests that, as of this moment, the recruitment for this trial is in progress. It was first made available on January 7th 2019 and has been edited most recently on August 2nd 2021."

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What type of individuals are best suited for this clinical trial?

"This trial is recruiting 560 school-aged children between 9 and 12 years old with existing health behaviors. Additionally, these patients must be part of the 5th grade cohort at New york Edge afterschool program."

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Are the participants of this experiment restricted to individuals younger than a certain age?

"This investigation will accept pediatric patients aged 9 to 12. In addition, there are 25 clinical trials available for minors and 53 studies dedicated to elderly individuals."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Effect of Hip Hop Nutrition-Math Curriculum

Olajide Williams 2019. "Effect of Hip Hop Nutrition-Math Curriculum". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03952754.