Healthy Kids-Houston: A Community Childhood Obesity Intervention Program

Healthy Kids-Houston: An Integrated Community Program for the Prevention of Obesity Among Minority Children

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00994084

Acronym

HKH

Enrollment

1094

Registered

2009-10-14

Start date

2009-09-30

Completion date

2013-08-31

Last updated

2015-01-28

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Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

Obesity, Minority children, Community intervention program, Lifestyle changes, Physical activities, Nutrition lessons, Behavior modification

Brief summary

The collaborative study is to determine the effectiveness of an after-school community-based program to prevent obesity among minority children.

Detailed description

Childhood obesity is a major health issue in the United States, particularly among minority children. An integrated after-school program that offers structured and fun physical activities with nutrition and behavior lessons in community centers operated by the Houston Parks and Recreation Department might prevent obesity among minority children who live in the neighborhood.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALHealthy Kids-Houston program

Children receive 90 minutes of after-school structured physical activities and 30 minutes of nutrition and behavior lessons twice a week during three 6-week sessions at the community centers. The 6-week sessions take place once in the fall, once in early spring and once in late spring.

BEHAVIORALControl

Children do not receive the Healthy Kids-Houston behavior modification program but will participate in the regular after-school enrichment programs offered by the community centers.

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

8 Years to 13 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Live in close proximity of the community centers

Exclusion criteria

* Medical or physical conditions that prevent the child from participating in the physical activities

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Body mass index	One school year

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Physical activity level	One school year
Flexibility	One school year
Agility	One school year
Muscular strength and endurance	One school year
Self esteem	One school year

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026