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ArticleContemporary clinical trials2020

Athletes for life: Rationale and methodology of a community- and family-based randomized controlled trial to promote cardiovascular fitness among primarily Latino families.

Jacob Szeszulski, Sonia Vega-López, Michael Todd, Frank Ray, Alma Behar, Maria Campbell, Adrian Chavez, Ryan Eckert, Anabell Lorenzo-Quintero, Leopoldo Hartmann Manrique and 1 more

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Article in Contemporary clinical trials, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03761589 (Community-Academic Partnership to Promote Cardiovascular Health Among Underserved Children and Families), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03761589 nacompletednot on this map

Community-Academic Partnership to Promote Cardiovascular Health Among Underserved Children and Families

TypeinterventionalSponsorSan Diego State UniversityRan2016 to 2018Enrolled149ConditionsCardiovascular Fitness, Physical ActivityArmsAFL Intervention, Wait-List Control
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Jacob SzeszulskiArizona State University, College of Health Solutions, 550 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA; The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, 7000 Fannin Street, #1200, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Austin Campus, Michael Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, 1616 Guadalupe Street, Suite 6.300, Austin, TX 78701, USA.
Sonia Vega-LópezArizona State University, College of Health Solutions, 550 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA; Arizona State University, Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, School of Social Work, Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions, 201 North Central Avenue, 33rd Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.
Michael ToddArizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, 550 North 3rd Street, Suite 301, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.
Frank RayCity of Phoenix Parks and Recreation, 212 East Alta Vista Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85042, USA.
Alma BeharSan Diego State University, School of Public Health, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, USA.
Maria CampbellArizona State University, College of Health Solutions, 550 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.
Adrian ChavezArizona State University, College of Health Solutions, 550 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.
Ryan EckertArizona State University, College of Health Solutions, 550 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA; Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, 7979 Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
Anabell Lorenzo-QuinteroArizona State University, College of Health Solutions, 550 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.
Leopoldo Hartmann ManriqueArizona State University, College of Health Solutions, 550 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.
Noe C CrespoSan Diego State University, School of Public Health, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, USA. Electronic address: ncrespo@sdsu.edu.
Arizona State University · USSan Diego State University · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USUniversity of Phoenix · US

Funding

Cancer Prevention and Control Research Training and Career Development ProgramT32CA057712 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI Bijal A. Balasubramanian, Maria Eulalia Fernandez · 2018 to 2026
$3.2M
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA057712
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCommunity-based programs have had modest success in combating obesity in Latino populations. Latino families' norms and beliefs about weight often hold larger body sizes to be normal, leading to lower engagement in weight-focused programs. Because improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness confer health benefits, regardless of weight, they offer an alternative to obesity-focused approaches. We describe the rationale and design of Athletes for Life (AFL), a community- and family-based intervention for Latino families. METHODS/

designThis two-group randomized controlled trial will test the efficacy of AFL for improving cardiorespiratory fitness and diet in 6- to 11-year-old children (N = 160) and their parents, relative to a wait-list control group. Children will participate in 12 weeks of semiweekly sports skill programing and nutrition sessions. Concurrently, parents will participate in sports-focused activity and behavior change sessions that focus on nutrition, chronic disease prevention, and healthy eating. Cardiovascular fitness will be measured by the 1-mile run and 3-min step-test for both parents and children. Secondary outcomes include changes in objectively measured physical activity, dietary measures, body composition, and cardiometabolic risk (waist circumference, blood pressure, blood lipids, glucose, insulin, and C-reactive protein). DISCUSSION: AFL, implemented with a strong community partnership, will provide a test of the efficacy of culturally tailored intervention programming to promote positive health behaviors and improve health outcomes in Latino families. Intervention content, structure, and messaging will provide guidance for future methods to engage Latino families in health promotion programs that highlight their cultural norms, and beliefs.

trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov Identifier NCT03761589 (12/3/2018).

Indexed as

ExerciseHispanic or LatinoSportsChildFamily HealthFemaleHealth PromotionHumansMaleRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignBody mass indexDietary sugarsExerciseFitness centerHispanicPediatric obesityPhysical activity

Identifiers

PMID32061969
PMCPMC7294588
OpenAlexW3005569832

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