Actively Recruiting
INTEGRATED CHILDHOOD ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION (ICAN) STUDY
Led by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Updated on 2025-06-09
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
112 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lead Sponsor
U
United States Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial 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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
INTEGRATED CHILDHOOD ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION (ICAN) STUDY
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 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)
You will not qualify if you...
- 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)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Bloomington Public Schools District 87
Bloomington, Illinois, United States, 61701
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Research Team
N
Naiman Khan, PhD, RD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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