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Strong Teens for Healthy Schools Change Club: A Civic Engagement Approach to Improving Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Environments

Who can join

Ages 8 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

School Inclusion Criteria:

* \> 50 6th and 7th grade students
* \> 40% economically disadvantaged students
* \> 40% Black and Hispanic students

School Exclusion Criteria:

Student Inclusion Criteria:

* 6th or 7th grade student
* Attend a Title 1 middle school that is participating in the STHS intervention
* Read and understand English

Student Exclusion Criteria:

* Participation in a weight loss program in the past 3 months
* Presence of a condition that prevents participation in physical activity

About the study

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.

What is being tested

• STHS Intervention (behavioral)
• Usual Care (behavioral)

Sponsor: Texas A&M University · Participants: 500 · Started: Sep 27, 2023

Contact the study team

• Jacob S Szeszulski, PhD · Phone: 972-231-5362
• Alexandra L MacMillan Uribe, PhD · Phone: 972-952-9275

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05867433

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Cardiovascular Disease

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.