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A Kirk - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • impact of school based vegetable garden and physical activity coordinated health interventions on weight status and weight related behaviors of ethnically diverse low income students study design and Baseline Data of the texas grow eat go tgeg cluste
    BMC Public Health, 2016
    Co-Authors: Alexandra E Evans, Nalini Ranjit, Deanna M Hoelscher, C Jovanovic, Michael L Lopez, Alex Mcintosh, Marcia G Ory, L Whittlesey, L Mckyer, A Kirk
    Abstract:

    Background Coordinated, multi-component school-based interventions can improve health behaviors in children, as well as parents, and impact the weight status of students. By leveraging a unique collaboration between Texas AgriLife Extension (a federal, state and county funded educational outreach organization) and the University of Texas School of Public Health, the Texas Grow! Eat! Go! Study (TGEG) modeled the effectiveness of utilizing existing programs and volunteer infrastructure to disseminate an enhanced Coordinated School Health program. The five-year TGEG study was developed to assess the independent and combined impact of gardening, nutrition and physical activity intervention(s) on the prevalence of healthy eating, physical activity and weight status among low-income elementary students. The purpose of this paper is to report on study design, Baseline characteristics, intervention approaches, Data collection and Baseline Data.

  • impact of school based vegetable garden and physical activity coordinated health interventions on weight status and weight related behaviors of ethnically diverse low income students study design and Baseline Data of the texas grow eat go tgeg cluste
    BMC Public Health, 2016
    Co-Authors: Alexandra E Evans, Nalini Ranjit, Deanna M Hoelscher, C Jovanovic, Michael L Lopez, Alex Mcintosh, Marcia G Ory, L Whittlesey, L Mckyer, A Kirk
    Abstract:

    Coordinated, multi-component school-based interventions can improve health behaviors in children, as well as parents, and impact the weight status of students. By leveraging a unique collaboration between Texas AgriLife Extension (a federal, state and county funded educational outreach organization) and the University of Texas School of Public Health, the Texas Grow! Eat! Go! Study (TGEG) modeled the effectiveness of utilizing existing programs and volunteer infrastructure to disseminate an enhanced Coordinated School Health program. The five-year TGEG study was developed to assess the independent and combined impact of gardening, nutrition and physical activity intervention(s) on the prevalence of healthy eating, physical activity and weight status among low-income elementary students. The purpose of this paper is to report on study design, Baseline characteristics, intervention approaches, Data collection and Baseline Data. The study design for the TGEG study consisted of a factorial group randomized controlled trial (RCT) in which 28 schools were randomly assigned to one of 4 treatment groups: (1) Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) only (Comparison), (2) CATCH plus school garden intervention [Learn, Grow, Eat & Go! (LGEG)], (3) CATCH plus physical activity intervention [Walk Across Texas (WAT)], and (4) CATCH plus LGEG plus WAT (Combined). The outcome variables include student’s weight status, vegetable and sugar sweetened beverage consumption, physical activity, and sedentary behavior. Parents were assessed for home environmental variables including availability of certain foods, social support of student health behaviors, parent engagement and behavior modeling. Descriptive Data are presented for students (n = 1369) and parents (n = 1206) at Baseline. The sample consisted primarily of Hispanic and African American (53 % and 18 %, respectively) and low-income (i.e., 78 % eligible for Free and Reduced Price School Meals program and 43 % food insecure) students. On average, students did not meet national guidelines for vegetable consumption or physical activity. At Baseline, no statistical differences for demographic or key outcome variables among the 4 treatment groups were observed. The TGEG study targets a population of students and parents at high risk of obesity and related chronic conditions, utilizing a novel and collaborative approach to program formulation and delivery, and a rigorous, randomized study design.

Alexandra E Evans - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • impact of school based vegetable garden and physical activity coordinated health interventions on weight status and weight related behaviors of ethnically diverse low income students study design and Baseline Data of the texas grow eat go tgeg cluste
    BMC Public Health, 2016
    Co-Authors: Alexandra E Evans, Nalini Ranjit, Deanna M Hoelscher, C Jovanovic, Michael L Lopez, Alex Mcintosh, Marcia G Ory, L Whittlesey, L Mckyer, A Kirk
    Abstract:

    Background Coordinated, multi-component school-based interventions can improve health behaviors in children, as well as parents, and impact the weight status of students. By leveraging a unique collaboration between Texas AgriLife Extension (a federal, state and county funded educational outreach organization) and the University of Texas School of Public Health, the Texas Grow! Eat! Go! Study (TGEG) modeled the effectiveness of utilizing existing programs and volunteer infrastructure to disseminate an enhanced Coordinated School Health program. The five-year TGEG study was developed to assess the independent and combined impact of gardening, nutrition and physical activity intervention(s) on the prevalence of healthy eating, physical activity and weight status among low-income elementary students. The purpose of this paper is to report on study design, Baseline characteristics, intervention approaches, Data collection and Baseline Data.

  • impact of school based vegetable garden and physical activity coordinated health interventions on weight status and weight related behaviors of ethnically diverse low income students study design and Baseline Data of the texas grow eat go tgeg cluste
    BMC Public Health, 2016
    Co-Authors: Alexandra E Evans, Nalini Ranjit, Deanna M Hoelscher, C Jovanovic, Michael L Lopez, Alex Mcintosh, Marcia G Ory, L Whittlesey, L Mckyer, A Kirk
    Abstract:

    Coordinated, multi-component school-based interventions can improve health behaviors in children, as well as parents, and impact the weight status of students. By leveraging a unique collaboration between Texas AgriLife Extension (a federal, state and county funded educational outreach organization) and the University of Texas School of Public Health, the Texas Grow! Eat! Go! Study (TGEG) modeled the effectiveness of utilizing existing programs and volunteer infrastructure to disseminate an enhanced Coordinated School Health program. The five-year TGEG study was developed to assess the independent and combined impact of gardening, nutrition and physical activity intervention(s) on the prevalence of healthy eating, physical activity and weight status among low-income elementary students. The purpose of this paper is to report on study design, Baseline characteristics, intervention approaches, Data collection and Baseline Data. The study design for the TGEG study consisted of a factorial group randomized controlled trial (RCT) in which 28 schools were randomly assigned to one of 4 treatment groups: (1) Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) only (Comparison), (2) CATCH plus school garden intervention [Learn, Grow, Eat & Go! (LGEG)], (3) CATCH plus physical activity intervention [Walk Across Texas (WAT)], and (4) CATCH plus LGEG plus WAT (Combined). The outcome variables include student’s weight status, vegetable and sugar sweetened beverage consumption, physical activity, and sedentary behavior. Parents were assessed for home environmental variables including availability of certain foods, social support of student health behaviors, parent engagement and behavior modeling. Descriptive Data are presented for students (n = 1369) and parents (n = 1206) at Baseline. The sample consisted primarily of Hispanic and African American (53 % and 18 %, respectively) and low-income (i.e., 78 % eligible for Free and Reduced Price School Meals program and 43 % food insecure) students. On average, students did not meet national guidelines for vegetable consumption or physical activity. At Baseline, no statistical differences for demographic or key outcome variables among the 4 treatment groups were observed. The TGEG study targets a population of students and parents at high risk of obesity and related chronic conditions, utilizing a novel and collaborative approach to program formulation and delivery, and a rigorous, randomized study design.

Charles R V Tomson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • randomized trial comparing proactive high dose versus reactive low dose intravenous iron supplementation in hemodialysis pivotal study design and Baseline Data
    American Journal of Nephrology, 2018
    Co-Authors: Iain C Macdougall, Claire White, Stefan D Anker, Sunil Bhandari, Ken Farrington, Philip A Kalra, John J V Mcmurray, Heather Murray, Retha Steenkamp, Charles R V Tomson
    Abstract:

    Background: Intravenous (IV) iron supplementation is a standard maintenance treatment for hemodialysis (HD) patients, but the optimum dosing regimen is unknown. Methods: PIVOTAL (Proactive IV irOn Therapy in hemodiALysis patients) is a multicenter, open-label, blinded endpoint, randomized controlled (PROBE) trial. Incident HD adults with a serum ferritin 700 µg/L and/or TSAT ≥40%) or a reactive, low-dose IV iron arm (iron sucrose administered if ferritin <200 µg/L or TSAT < 20%). We hypothesized that proactive, high-dose IV iron would be noninferior to reactive, low-dose IV iron for the primary outcome of first occurrence of nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI), nonfatal stroke, hospitalization for heart failure or death from any cause. If noninferiority is confirmed with a noninferiority limit of 1.25 for the hazard ratio of the proactive strategy relative to the reactive strategy, a test for superiority will be carried out. Secondary outcomes include infection-related endpoints, ESA dose requirements, and quality-of-life measures. As an event-driven trial, the study will continue until at least 631 primary outcome events have accrued, but the expected duration of follow-up is 2–4 years. Results: Of the 2,589 patients screened across 50 UK sites, 2,141 (83%) were randomized. At Baseline, 65.3% were male, the median age was 65 years, and 79% were white. According to eligibility criteria, all patients were on ESA at screening. Prior stroke and MI were present in 8 and 9% of the cohort, respectively, and 44% of patients had diabetes at Baseline. Baseline Data for the randomized cohort were generally concordant with recent Data from the UK Renal Registry. Conclusions: PIVOTAL will provide important information about the optimum dosing of IV iron in HD patients representative of usual clinical practice. Trial Registration: EudraCT number: 2013-002267-25.

L Mckyer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • impact of school based vegetable garden and physical activity coordinated health interventions on weight status and weight related behaviors of ethnically diverse low income students study design and Baseline Data of the texas grow eat go tgeg cluste
    BMC Public Health, 2016
    Co-Authors: Alexandra E Evans, Nalini Ranjit, Deanna M Hoelscher, C Jovanovic, Michael L Lopez, Alex Mcintosh, Marcia G Ory, L Whittlesey, L Mckyer, A Kirk
    Abstract:

    Background Coordinated, multi-component school-based interventions can improve health behaviors in children, as well as parents, and impact the weight status of students. By leveraging a unique collaboration between Texas AgriLife Extension (a federal, state and county funded educational outreach organization) and the University of Texas School of Public Health, the Texas Grow! Eat! Go! Study (TGEG) modeled the effectiveness of utilizing existing programs and volunteer infrastructure to disseminate an enhanced Coordinated School Health program. The five-year TGEG study was developed to assess the independent and combined impact of gardening, nutrition and physical activity intervention(s) on the prevalence of healthy eating, physical activity and weight status among low-income elementary students. The purpose of this paper is to report on study design, Baseline characteristics, intervention approaches, Data collection and Baseline Data.

  • impact of school based vegetable garden and physical activity coordinated health interventions on weight status and weight related behaviors of ethnically diverse low income students study design and Baseline Data of the texas grow eat go tgeg cluste
    BMC Public Health, 2016
    Co-Authors: Alexandra E Evans, Nalini Ranjit, Deanna M Hoelscher, C Jovanovic, Michael L Lopez, Alex Mcintosh, Marcia G Ory, L Whittlesey, L Mckyer, A Kirk
    Abstract:

    Coordinated, multi-component school-based interventions can improve health behaviors in children, as well as parents, and impact the weight status of students. By leveraging a unique collaboration between Texas AgriLife Extension (a federal, state and county funded educational outreach organization) and the University of Texas School of Public Health, the Texas Grow! Eat! Go! Study (TGEG) modeled the effectiveness of utilizing existing programs and volunteer infrastructure to disseminate an enhanced Coordinated School Health program. The five-year TGEG study was developed to assess the independent and combined impact of gardening, nutrition and physical activity intervention(s) on the prevalence of healthy eating, physical activity and weight status among low-income elementary students. The purpose of this paper is to report on study design, Baseline characteristics, intervention approaches, Data collection and Baseline Data. The study design for the TGEG study consisted of a factorial group randomized controlled trial (RCT) in which 28 schools were randomly assigned to one of 4 treatment groups: (1) Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) only (Comparison), (2) CATCH plus school garden intervention [Learn, Grow, Eat & Go! (LGEG)], (3) CATCH plus physical activity intervention [Walk Across Texas (WAT)], and (4) CATCH plus LGEG plus WAT (Combined). The outcome variables include student’s weight status, vegetable and sugar sweetened beverage consumption, physical activity, and sedentary behavior. Parents were assessed for home environmental variables including availability of certain foods, social support of student health behaviors, parent engagement and behavior modeling. Descriptive Data are presented for students (n = 1369) and parents (n = 1206) at Baseline. The sample consisted primarily of Hispanic and African American (53 % and 18 %, respectively) and low-income (i.e., 78 % eligible for Free and Reduced Price School Meals program and 43 % food insecure) students. On average, students did not meet national guidelines for vegetable consumption or physical activity. At Baseline, no statistical differences for demographic or key outcome variables among the 4 treatment groups were observed. The TGEG study targets a population of students and parents at high risk of obesity and related chronic conditions, utilizing a novel and collaborative approach to program formulation and delivery, and a rigorous, randomized study design.

Alex Mcintosh - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • impact of school based vegetable garden and physical activity coordinated health interventions on weight status and weight related behaviors of ethnically diverse low income students study design and Baseline Data of the texas grow eat go tgeg cluste
    BMC Public Health, 2016
    Co-Authors: Alexandra E Evans, Nalini Ranjit, Deanna M Hoelscher, C Jovanovic, Michael L Lopez, Alex Mcintosh, Marcia G Ory, L Whittlesey, L Mckyer, A Kirk
    Abstract:

    Background Coordinated, multi-component school-based interventions can improve health behaviors in children, as well as parents, and impact the weight status of students. By leveraging a unique collaboration between Texas AgriLife Extension (a federal, state and county funded educational outreach organization) and the University of Texas School of Public Health, the Texas Grow! Eat! Go! Study (TGEG) modeled the effectiveness of utilizing existing programs and volunteer infrastructure to disseminate an enhanced Coordinated School Health program. The five-year TGEG study was developed to assess the independent and combined impact of gardening, nutrition and physical activity intervention(s) on the prevalence of healthy eating, physical activity and weight status among low-income elementary students. The purpose of this paper is to report on study design, Baseline characteristics, intervention approaches, Data collection and Baseline Data.

  • impact of school based vegetable garden and physical activity coordinated health interventions on weight status and weight related behaviors of ethnically diverse low income students study design and Baseline Data of the texas grow eat go tgeg cluste
    BMC Public Health, 2016
    Co-Authors: Alexandra E Evans, Nalini Ranjit, Deanna M Hoelscher, C Jovanovic, Michael L Lopez, Alex Mcintosh, Marcia G Ory, L Whittlesey, L Mckyer, A Kirk
    Abstract:

    Coordinated, multi-component school-based interventions can improve health behaviors in children, as well as parents, and impact the weight status of students. By leveraging a unique collaboration between Texas AgriLife Extension (a federal, state and county funded educational outreach organization) and the University of Texas School of Public Health, the Texas Grow! Eat! Go! Study (TGEG) modeled the effectiveness of utilizing existing programs and volunteer infrastructure to disseminate an enhanced Coordinated School Health program. The five-year TGEG study was developed to assess the independent and combined impact of gardening, nutrition and physical activity intervention(s) on the prevalence of healthy eating, physical activity and weight status among low-income elementary students. The purpose of this paper is to report on study design, Baseline characteristics, intervention approaches, Data collection and Baseline Data. The study design for the TGEG study consisted of a factorial group randomized controlled trial (RCT) in which 28 schools were randomly assigned to one of 4 treatment groups: (1) Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) only (Comparison), (2) CATCH plus school garden intervention [Learn, Grow, Eat & Go! (LGEG)], (3) CATCH plus physical activity intervention [Walk Across Texas (WAT)], and (4) CATCH plus LGEG plus WAT (Combined). The outcome variables include student’s weight status, vegetable and sugar sweetened beverage consumption, physical activity, and sedentary behavior. Parents were assessed for home environmental variables including availability of certain foods, social support of student health behaviors, parent engagement and behavior modeling. Descriptive Data are presented for students (n = 1369) and parents (n = 1206) at Baseline. The sample consisted primarily of Hispanic and African American (53 % and 18 %, respectively) and low-income (i.e., 78 % eligible for Free and Reduced Price School Meals program and 43 % food insecure) students. On average, students did not meet national guidelines for vegetable consumption or physical activity. At Baseline, no statistical differences for demographic or key outcome variables among the 4 treatment groups were observed. The TGEG study targets a population of students and parents at high risk of obesity and related chronic conditions, utilizing a novel and collaborative approach to program formulation and delivery, and a rigorous, randomized study design.