Clinical Trial: Afterschool Rx 2.0: A Randomized Feasibility Trial of Afterschool Care Prescriptions for Pediatric Cardiovascular Risk Reduction

U.S., Aug. 1 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07096167) titled 'Afterschool Rx 2.0: A Randomized Feasibility Trial of Afterschool Care Prescriptions for Pediatric Cardiovascular Risk Reduction' on July 02.

Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if "prescribing" afterschool care to children at risk for poor heart health later in life increases their physical activity and improves their heart health. 'Prescriptions' will be provided by pediatricians at participating Federally Qualified Health Centers and vouchers to existing afterschool programs (e.g., YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs) will be provided by the research study. The main questions this study aims to answer are:

Can after...