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

Texas A&M University · with National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) · NCT05867433

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 8+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
500
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
September 27, 2023
Record last updated
October 5, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

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.

Being studied: STHS Intervention; Usual Care

Conditions: Cardiovascular Diseases; Nutrition; Physical Activity

Eligibility criteria

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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

Recruiting US locations

  • Texas A&M AgriLife Dallas Center

    Dallas, TX 75252

    Site contact: Jacob Szeszulski, PhD · 972-231-5362 · jacob.szeszulski@ag.tamu.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Jacob S Szeszulski, PhD · 972-231-5362 · jacob.szeszulski@ag.tamu.edu
  • Alexandra L MacMillan Uribe, PhD · 972-952-9275 · lexi.macmillanuribe@ag.tamu.edu
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