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Primary Prevention of Obesity in American Indian Youth in Rural Tribal Schools

Northern Arizona University · with University of Arizona, National Cancer Institute (NCI) · NCT06864468

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 8–10 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
120
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
August 26, 2025
Record last updated
November 20, 2025

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What the study is about

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

Being studied: Health promotion curricula

Conditions: Obesity Prevention; School Wellness Policy

Eligibility criteria

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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

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Recruiting US locations

  • Northern Arizona University

    Flagstaff, AZ 86011

    Site contact: Regina S Eddie, PhD · 928-606-2670 · regina.eddie@nau.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Regina S Eddie, PhD · 928-523-5437 · regina.eddie@nau.edu
  • Velia L Nuno, PhD · 520-626-3525 · vleybas@arizona.edu
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