Community Park-Based Programs for Health Promotion: Fit2Play Prospective Cohort Study

Conditions studied

Overweight, Obesity, Hypertension, Prehypertension, Anxiety, Well-being, Depression, Low Physical Fitness, Psychological

About this study

The Fit2Play prospective cohort study examines the effects of a park-based youth physical activity afterschool program on youth participant fitness and mental health outcomes. Duke will perform a secondary analysis of the data collected as part of the Fit2Play prospective cohort study run by Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation.

Interventions

• Other: Fit2Play curriculum — Fit2Play is a daily after-school park-based program (Monday-Friday, 2 PM-6 PM) that comprises (1) 60 minutes of physical activity that incorporates multiple sports (soccer, kickball, flag football) and activities from Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids (SPARK), a play- and evidenced-based, outcome-oriented, structured, active recreation program for children with a focus on developing and improving motor skills, movement knowledge, social and personal skills; and (2) 20-30 minutes of nutrition education lessons 1-2 times per week that incorporate EmpowerMe4Life, a health and wellness curriculum aligned to the National Health Education Standards for fifth grade and grounded in the American Heart Association's scientific recommendations in promoting heart-healthy lifestyles. Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation is the sponsor of the Fit2Play prospective cohort study. Duke is conducting a secondary data analysis on data collected as part of the Fit2Play study.

Primary outcomes

• Change in Weight (Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS)
• Change in Height (Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS)
• Change in Waist-to-Hip Circumference (Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS)
• Change in Pulse (Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS)
• Change in Blood Pressure (Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS)
• Change in PACER score (Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS)
• Change in sit-and-reach test (Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS)
• Change in number of push-ups (Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS)

Eligibility information

Study locations

• Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department, Miami, Florida 33128 United States