Recruiting

Healthy School Recognized Campus

Sponsor:

Texas A&M University

Code:

NCT07079995

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases

Physical Activity

Nutrition

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 8 - 16

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Mentoring program

Waitlist

Study Details

Brief summary:

Healthy School Recognized Campus is a Texas A\&M AgriLife Extension initiative that supports the delivery of school-based physical activity and nutrition programs for diverse youth across Texas. The purpose of this study is to conduct a type 2 hybrid implementation-effectiveness, cluster dual randomized controlled trial (DRCT) to assess both Healthy School Recognized Campus (HSRC) and the mentoring program.

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases

Physical Activity

Nutrition

Study ID

NCT07079995

Start date

Sep 1, 2025

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Jun 30, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 30, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 8 - 16

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

School Inclusion Criteria:

  • located in Central and East Texas
  • Public school

Student Inclusion Criteria

  • enrolled in the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, or 9th grade
  • able to read, speak, and write in English

Student Exclusion Criteria:

  • any motor or cognitive impairments or other health conditions that would prevent them from completing a physical assessment

Study Design

Enrollment

900 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Factorial

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

no intervention: HSRC + Standard Implementation

Participants in this group will receive HSRC in the first year of enrollment with standard implementation. \[schools (n=5), participants (n=225)\]

experimental: HSRC + Mentoring Program

Participants in this group will receive HSRC in the first year of enrollment with the mentoring program. \[schools (n=5), participants (n=225)\]

experimental: Waitlist Control + HSRC + Standard Implementation

Participants in this group will receive HSRC with standard implementation one year after enrollment. \[schools (n=5), participants (n=225)\]

experimental: Waitlist Control + HSRC + Mentoring Program

Participants in this group will receive HSRC with the mentoring program one year after enrollment. \[schools (n=5), participants (n=225)\]

Interventions

Mentoring program

Schools in this group will participate in meetings and receive newsletters to help with program implementation.

Waitlist

Schools in this group will wait 1 year to receive HSRC. Schools will not add or remove any current physical activity and/or healthy eating programs.

Primary outcome measure

  • Body mass index (BMI) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 9 months ]
  • Acceptability of the HSRC program [ Time Frame: Baseline, 9 months ]
  • Appropriateness of the HSRC program [ Time Frame: Baseline, 9 months ]
  • Feasibility of the HSRC program [ Time Frame: Baseline, 9 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Jacob Szeszulski

972-952-9202jacob.szeszulski@agnet.tamu.edu

Locations

Texas A&M AgriLife Dallas Center

Recruiting

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75252

Contacts

Allyson Schaefers

9729529629allyson.schaefers@ag.tamu.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Texas A&M University

Last update posted

Jul 10, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Texas A&M University on 2026-07-10.