School Gardens and Physical Activity

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02148315

Enrollment

234

Registered

2014-05-28

Start date

2011-08-31

Completion date

2013-06-30

Last updated

2014-05-28

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Conditions

Physical Activity

Keywords

physical activity, children, school, garden

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether school gardens affect children's physical activity.

Detailed description

New York State schools were randomly assigned to receive school gardens and associated curriculum or to serve on the wait list control group that received gardens and curriculum at the end of the 2-year study. Baseline data were collected in Fall 2011. Garden interventions began in Spring 2012. Follow-up data were collected at 6, 12, 18 months following baseline data collection.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALgarden

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

8 Years to 12 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* schools had at least 50% of enrolled children qualifying for free + reduced price meals (FRPM) * schools did not already have a school garden

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
change in physical activity	change from baseline to follow-ups at 6, 12, 18 months	Physical activity was measured using a survey measure, accelerometry, and direct observation.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
change in time spent outdoors	baseline to follow-ups at 6, 12, 18 months	Time spent outdoors was measured by lux using accelerometry

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 19, 2026