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INTEGRATED CHILDHOOD ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION (ICAN) STUDY

Who can join

Ages 6 to 11 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

* Parental/guardian consent
* Child assent
* Child participant is between the chronological age of 6-11 years.
* Child participant is considered economically or educationally disadvantaged (e.g., eligible for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program \[SNAP\] and/or qualifies for free-and-reduced lunch.
* Child participant must have 20/20 or corrected 20/20 vision.
* Child participant absent of cognitive or neurological disorder (e.g., autism spectrum disorder)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Parental/guardian does not provide consent
* Child non-assent
* Child participant chronological age when enrolling into the iCANS program falls below 6 or above 11 years of age
* Child participant is not eligible for SNAP or does not qualify for free-and-reduced lunch.
* Child participant does not have 20/20 or corrected 20/20 vision.
* Presence of cognitive or neurological disorder (e.g., autism spectrum disorder)

About the study

This study is a multi-functional integrated research and education project to prevent losses in academic achievement, cognitive function, and behavioral health among at-risk youth. The study tests the effects of a 8-week nutrition and physical activity-based program (Integrated Childhood Activity and Nutrition \[ICAN\]) to prevent summer learning loss. Outcomes include standardized academic achievement as well as executive function among 6-10-year-olds affected by poverty. The nutrition component of the intervention involves daily consumption of a snack containing the carotenoid lutein, typically found in high quantities in green leafy vegetables. The physical activity components will involve group games or activities.

What is being tested

• 8-week Physical Activity and Nutrition Program (behavioral)

Sponsor: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Participants: 100 · Started: Jun 4, 2025

Contact the study team

• Naiman Khan, PhD, RD · Phone: 2173002197

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07011602

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Body Weight

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