Actively Recruiting

Age: 6Years - 14Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
ID06595251

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

Led by Duke University · Updated on 2025-09-04

5000

Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

N/A

Total Duration

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Sponsors

D

Duke University

Lead Sponsor

M

Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating the effects of a park-based youth physical activity afterschool program called Fit2Play on fitness and mental health outcomes in children aged 6 to 14 years. The program focuses on improving motor skills, social and personal skills, and promoting heart-healthy lifestyles through physical activities and nutrition education. Duke University is conducting a secondary analysis of data collected in this prospective cohort study run by Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation.

CONDITIONS

Brief Title

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

Who Can Participate

Age: 6Years - 14Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Participants enrolled in the Miami-Dade Fit2Play study
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Anyone not enrolled in the Miami-Dade Fit2Play study

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Your Study Journey

Screening

Duration - 2 to 4 weeks

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.

1 visit (in-person)

Monitoring

Duration - Up to 9 months during the school year

Participants attend the daily after-school Fit2Play program involving physical activities and nutrition education designed to promote fitness and mental health.

Daily sessions Monday through Friday, 2 PM to 6 PM

Long-term Monitoring

Duration - 12 to 72 months

Participants complete baseline and post-test assessments including physical fitness, biometric measurements, and mental health questionnaires to track changes over time.

1 baseline visit (August/September) and 1 post-test visit (May/June) each school year

Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

1

Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department

Miami, Florida, United States, 33128

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Research Team

E

Emily M D'Agostino, DPH, MS, MEd, MA

How is the study designed?

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Masking

N/A

Allocation

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Model

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Primary Purpose

N/A

Number of Arms

1

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Published Research Related To This Trial

Longitudinal analysis of cardiovascular disease risk profile in neighbourhood poverty subgroups: 5-year results from an afterschool fitness programme in the USA.

Emily M D'Agostino, Hersila H Patel, Eric Hansen...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29175865

Longitudinal Impact of a Park-Based Afterschool Healthy Weight Program on Modifiable Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Youth.

Sarah E Messiah, Emily M D'Agostino, Eric Hansen...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28689339

Sex differences in fitness outcomes among minority youth after participation in a park-based after-school program.

Sarah E Messiah, Emily M D'Agostino, Hersila H Patel...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29703522

Impact of change in neighborhood racial/ethnic segregation on cardiovascular health in minority youth attending a park-based afterschool program.

Emily M D'Agostino, Hersila H Patel, Zafar Ahmed...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29705630

The association between neighborhood quality, youth physical fitness, and modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors.

Hiwot Zewdie, Amy Y Zhao, Hersila H Patel...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33596444

Longitudinal Effects of Transportation Vulnerability on the Association Between Racial/Ethnic Segregation and Youth Cardiovascular Health.

Emily M D'Agostino, Hersila H Patel, Eric Hansen...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32880096

Natural experiment examining the longitudinal association between change in residential segregation and youth cardiovascular health across race/ethnicity and gender in the USA.

Emily M D'Agostino, Hersila H Patel, Zafar Ahmed...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29748417

Does transportation vulnerability explain the relationship between changes in exposure to segregation and youth cardiovascular health?

Emily M D'Agostino, Hersila H Patel, Eric Hansen...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31132717