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INTEGRATED CHILDHOOD ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION (ICAN) STUDY

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) · NCT07011602

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 6–11 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
100
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
June 4, 2025
Record last updated
June 9, 2025

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What the study is about

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.

Being studied: 8-week Physical Activity and Nutrition Program

Conditions: Achievement; Weight Change; Cognition; Fitness; Nutrition Status

Eligibility criteria

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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)

Recruiting US locations

  • Bloomington Public Schools District 87

    Bloomington, IL 61701

    Site contact: Nicole Rummel, Ed.D. · 3098276031 · rummeln@district87.org

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Naiman Khan, PhD, RD · 2173002197 · nakhan2@illinois.edu
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