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Primary Prevention of Obesity in American Indian Youth in Rural Tribal Schools
A School-Based Partnership With Rural Tribal Schools for the Primary Prevention of Obesity Among American Indian Youth (P2)
Who can join
Ages 8 to 10 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: students enrolled in the 4th and 3rd grades at one of the participating schools, has parental consent, ability to attend baseline assessment, and the 3-day summer camp - Exclusion Criteria: any student not in either the 3rd or 4th grades, and youth who have not completed an application with any known allergies or limitations to physical activity will not be included \-
About the study
The goal of this study is to learn if a culturally relevant health promotion curricula prevents obesity among 4th graders in rural tribal schools. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1) Does the health promotion curricula intervention increase diet and physical activity behaviors in 4th grade students? Researchers will compare 4th grade classes who will receive intervention at two intervention schools to 4th grades at two comparison schools who will not receive the intervention.
All participants will have their skin carotenoids assessed using Veggie Meter, complete 24-hour diet recall via telephone, height and weight measured, body composition, answer two surveys about perceptions of their school environment practices and diet patterns at school, wear accelerometers for 7 days
What is being tested
- Health promotion curricula (behavioral)
Sponsor: Northern Arizona University · Participants: 120 · Started: Aug 26, 2025
Contact the study team
- Regina S Eddie, PhD · Phone: 928-523-5437
- Velia L Nuno, PhD · Phone: 520-626-3525
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06864468
Locations in the U.S.
| Arizona | Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff (Not yet recruiting) Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff (Not yet recruiting) Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff |
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.