Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00000467

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : October 28, 1999

Last Update Posted : February 18, 2016

Sponsor:

Information provided by:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Study Description

Brief Summary:

To assess the effectiveness of school-based risk reduction interventions involving three components: environmental changes related to food consumption, physical activity, and smoking policy in the school; classroom curriculum; and family and home-based education.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases Atherosclerosis	Behavioral: diet Behavioral: exercise Behavioral: smoking cessation	Phase 3

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Study Design


Study Type :	Interventional (Clinical Trial)
Intervention Model:	Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose:	Prevention
Study Start Date :	September 1987
Actual Primary Completion Date :	March 1991
Actual Study Completion Date :	March 1991

Arms and Interventions

Outcome Measures

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	7 Years to 11 Years (Child)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Schools from the CATCH Trial (76) or schools unexposed to CATCH (12).

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Sponsors and Collaborators

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Investigators


OverallOfficial:	Robert Ellison	University of Massachusetts, Worcester
OverallOfficial:	Sonja McKinlay	New England Research Institute

More Information

Publications:

Snyder MP, Obarzanek E, Montgomery DH, Feldman H, Nicklas T, Raizman D, Rupp J, Bigelow C, Lakatos E. Reducing the fat content of ground beef in a school foodservice setting. J Am Diet Assoc. 1994 Oct;94(10):1135-9.

Edmundson E, Parcel GS, Perry CL, Feldman HA, Smyth M, Johnson CC, Layman A, Bachman K, Perkins T, Smith K, Stone E. The effects of the child and adolescent trial for cardiovascular health intervention on psychosocial determinants of cardiovascular disease risk behavior among third-grade students. Am J Health Promot. 1996 Jan-Feb;10(3):217-25.

Sallis JF, Strikmiller PK, Harsha DW, Feldman HA, Ehlinger S, Stone EJ, Williston J, Woods S. Validation of interviewer- and self-administered physical activity checklists for fifth grade students. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1996 Jul;28(7):840-51.

Perry CL, Stone EJ, Parcel GS, Ellison RC, Nader PR, Webber LS, Luepker RV. School-based cardiovascular health promotion: the child and adolescent trial for cardiovascular health (CATCH). J Sch Health. 1990 Oct;60(8):406-13.

McKenzie TL, Nader PR: SOFIT: System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time. J Teaching in Phys Educ, 11:195-205, 1991.

Nicklas TA, Reed DB, Rupp J, et al: Reducing Total Fat, Saturated Fatty Acids, and Sodium: The CATCH Eat Smart School Nutrition Program. Sch Food Serv Res Rev, 16(2):114-121, 1992.

Perry CL, Parcel GS, Stone EJ, et al: The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH): an overview of intervention design and evaluation methods. Cardiovasc Risk Factors 1992;2:36-44

Hearn MD, Bigelow C, Nader PR, et al: Involving families in cardiovascular health promotion: the CATCH Feasibility Study. J Health Educ, 1992;23:22-31

Lytle LA, Nichaman MZ, Obarzanek E, Glovsky E, Montgomery D, Nicklas T, Zive M, Feldman H. Validation of 24-hour recalls assisted by food records in third-grade children. The CATCH Collaborative Group. J Am Diet Assoc. 1993 Dec;93(12):1431-6.

Obarzanek E, Reed DB, Bigelow C, et al: Fat and Sodium Content of School Lunch Foods: Calculated Values and Chemical Analysis. Int J Food Sci Nutr, 44:155-165, 1993.

Belcher JD, Ellison RC, Shepard WE, Bigelow C, Webber LS, Wilmore JH, Parcel GS, Zucker DM, Luepker RV. Lipid and lipoprotein distributions in children by ethnic group, gender, and geographic location--preliminary findings of the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH). Prev Med. 1993 Mar;22(2):143-53.

Simons-Morton BG, Taylor WC, Huang IW. Validity of the physical activity interview and Caltrac with preadolescent children. Res Q Exerc Sport. 1994 Mar;65(1):84-8.

Feldman HA, McKinlay SM. Cohort versus cross-sectional design in large field trials: precision, sample size, and a unifying model. Stat Med. 1994 Jan 15;13(1):61-78.

Turley KR, Wilmore JH, Simons-Morton B, et al: The reliability and validity of the 9-minute run in third-grade children. Pedr Exer Sci 1994;6:178-187

Nicklas TA, Stone EJ, Montgomery DH, et al: Overview of the CATCH EAT SMART School Food Service Program: A Model for the Future. J Health Educ, 25:299-307, 1994.

Stone ES, McGraw SA, Osganian SK, et al (Eds): Process Evaluation in the Multicenter Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH). Health Educ Q, (Suppl 2): S1-S144, 1994.

McGraw SA, Stone EJ, Osganian SK, Elder JP, Perry CL, Johnson CC, Parcel GS, Webber LS, Luepker RV. Design of process evaluation within the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH). Health Educ Q. 1994;Suppl 2:S5-26.

Edmundson EW, Luton SC, McGraw SA, Kelder SH, Layman AK, Smyth MH, Bachman KJ, Pedersen SA, Stone EJ. CATCH: classroom process evaluation in a multicenter trial. Health Educ Q. 1994;Suppl 2:S27-S50.

Raizman DJ, Montgomery DH, Osganian SK, Ebzery MK, Evans MA, Nicklas TA, Zive MM, Hann BJ, Snyder MP, Clesi AL. CATCH: food service program process evaluation in a multicenter trial. Health Educ Q. 1994;Suppl 2:S51-71.

McKenzie TL, Strikmiller PK, Stone EJ, Woods SE, Ehlinger SS, Romero KA, Budman ST. CATCH: physical activity process evaluation in a multicenter trial. Health Educ Q. 1994;Suppl 2:S73-89.

Elder JP, McGraw SA, Stone EJ, Reed DB, Harsha DW, Greene T, Wambsgans KC. CATCH: process evaluation of environmental factors and programs. Health Educ Q. 1994;Suppl 2:S107-27.

Johnson CC, Osganian SK, Budman SB, Lytle LA, Barrera EP, Bonura SR, Wu MC, Nader PR. CATCH: family process evaluation in a multicenter trial. Health Educ Q. 1994;Suppl 2:S91-106.

Lytle LA, Davidann BZ, Bachman K, Edmundson EW, Johnson CC, Reeds JN, Wambsgans KC, Budman S. CATCH: challenges of conducting process evaluation in a multicenter trial. Health Educ Q. 1994;Suppl 2:S129-42.

Lytle LA, Johnson CC, Bachman K, Wambsgans K, Perry CL, Stone EJ, Budman S. Successful recruitment strategies for school-based health promotion: experiences from CATCH. J Sch Health. 1994 Dec;64(10):405-9.

Webber LS, Osganian V, Luepker RV, Feldman HA, Stone EJ, Elder JP, Perry CL, Nader PR, Parcel GS, Broyles SL, et al. Cardiovascular risk factors among third grade children in four regions of the United States. The CATCH Study. Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health. Am J Epidemiol. 1995 Mar 1;141(5):428-39.

Osganian SK, Nicklas T, Stone E, Nichaman M, Ebzery MK, Lytle L, Nader PR. Perspectives on the School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study from the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health. Am J Clin Nutr. 1995 Jan;61(1 Suppl):241S-244S.

Zucker DM, Lakatos E, Webber LS, Murray DM, McKinlay SM, Feldman HA, Kelder SH, Nader PR. Statistical design of the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH): implications of cluster randomization. Control Clin Trials. 1995 Apr;16(2):96-118.

Luepker RV, Perry CL, McKinlay SM, Nader PR, Parcel GS, Stone EJ, Webber LS, Elder JP, Feldman HA, Johnson CC, et al. Outcomes of a field trial to improve children's dietary patterns and physical activity. The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health. CATCH collaborative group. JAMA. 1996 Mar 13;275(10):768-76.

McKenzie TL, Feldman H, Woods SE, Romero KA, Dahlstrom V, Stone EJ, Strikmiller PK, Williston JM, Harsha DW. Children's activity levels and lesson context during third-grade physical education. Res Q Exerc Sport. 1995 Sep;66(3):184-93.

Parcel GS, Edmundson E, Perry CL, Feldman HA, O'Hara-Tompkins N, Nader PR, Johnson CC, Stone EJ. Measurement of self-efficacy for diet-related behaviors among elementary school children. J Sch Health. 1995 Jan;65(1):23-7.

Special issue: The Multicenter Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH): Promoting Cardiovascular Health through Schools. Prev Med. 1996 Jul-Aug;25(4):377-494.

Resnicow K, Robinson TN, Frank E. Advances and future directions for school-based health promotion research: commentary on the CATCH intervention Trial. Prev Med. 1996 Jul-Aug;25(4):378-83.

Stone EJ, Osganian SK, McKinlay SM, Wu MC, Webber LS, Luepker RV, Perry CL, Parcel GS, Elder JP. Operational design and quality control in the CATCH multicenter Trial. Prev Med. 1996 Jul-Aug;25(4):384-99.

Osganian SK, Ebzery MK, Montgomery DH, Nicklas TA, Evans MA, Mitchell PD, Lytle LA, Snyder MP, Stone EJ, Zive MM, Bachman KJ, Rice R, Parcel GS. Changes in the nutrient content of school lunches: results from the CATCH Eat Smart Food service Intervention. Prev Med. 1996 Jul-Aug;25(4):400-12.

McKenzie TL, Nader PR, Strikmiller PK, Yang M, Stone EJ, Perry CL, Taylor WC, Epping JN, Feldman HA, Luepker RV, Kelder SH. School physical education: effect of the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health. Prev Med. 1996 Jul-Aug;25(4):423-31.

Dwyer JT, Elder JP, Montgomery DH, Parcel GS, Perry CL, Nicklas TA, et al: School meal programs: the year 2000 and beyond. School Food Serv Res Rev 1996;20:3-5

Ebzery MK, Montgomery DH, Evans MA, Hewes LV, Zive MM, Reed DB, et al: School meal data collection and documentation methods in a multisite study. School Food Serv Res Rev,6;20:69-77, 1997.

Hewes LV, Dwyer JT, Ebzery MK, Nicklas TA, Montgomery DH, Mitchell PD, et al: How school lunch can make the grade: experiences in fat modification from the CATCH study. School Food Serv Res Rev 1996;20:27-33

Lytle LA, Eszery MK, Nicklas T, Montgomery D, Zive M, Evans M, Snyder P, Nichaman M, Kelder SH, Reed D, Busch E, Mitchell P. Nutrient Intakes of Third Graders: Results from the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) Baseline Survey. J Nutr Educ. 1996 Nov;28(6):338-347.

McGraw SA, Sellers DE, Stone EJ, Bebchuk J, Edmundson EW, Johnson CC, Bachman KJ, Luepker RV. Using process data to explain outcomes. An illustration from the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH). Eval Rev. 1996 Jun;20(3):291-312.

Montgomery DH, Caldwell D: CATCH hold of healthful eating: how one research study proved you can help children change their eating habits. School Food Serv and Nutr 1996; Aug:44-48

Nicklas TA, Dwyer J, Yang M, Stone E, Lytle L, Montgomery D, et al: The impact of modifying school meals on dietary intakes of school-aged children. School Food Serv Res Rev 1996;20:20-26

Sallis J for the CATCH Cooperative Group. Validation of physical activity recalls for fifth grade students: CATCH. Circulation 1993;88:451

Dwyer JT, Hewes LV, Mitchell PD, Nicklas TA, Montgomery DH, Lytle LA, Snyder MP, Zive MM, Bachman KJ, Rice R, Parcel GS. Improving school breakfasts: effects of the CATCH Eat Smart Program on the nutrient content of school breakfasts. Prev Med. 1996 Jul-Aug;25(4):413-22.

Webber LS, Osganian SK, Feldman HA, Wu M, McKenzie TL, Nichaman M, Lytle LA, Edmundson E, Cutler J, Nader PR, Luepker RV. Cardiovascular risk factors among children after a 2 1/2-year intervention-The CATCH Study. Prev Med. 1996 Jul-Aug;25(4):432-41.

Edmundson E, Parcel GS, Feldman HA, Elder J, Perry CL, Johnson CC, Williston BJ, Stone EJ, Yang M, Lytle L, Webber L. The effects of the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health upon psychosocial determinants of diet and physical activity behavior. Prev Med. 1996 Jul-Aug;25(4):442-54.

Nader PR, Sellers DE, Johnson CC, Perry CL, Stone EJ, Cook KC, Bebchuk J, Luepker RV. The effect of adult participation in a school-based family intervention to improve Children's diet and physical activity: the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health. Prev Med. 1996 Jul-Aug;25(4):455-64.

Lytle LA, Stone EJ, Nichaman MZ, Perry CL, Montgomery DH, Nicklas TA, Zive MM, Mitchell P, Dwyer JT, Ebzery MK, Evans MA, Galati TP. Changes in nutrient intakes of elementary school children following a school-based intervention: results from the CATCH Study. Prev Med. 1996 Jul-Aug;25(4):465-77.

Nicklas TA, Dwyer J, Mitchell P, Zive M, Montgomery D, Lytle L, Cutler J, Evans M, Cunningham A, Bachman K, Nichaman M, Snyder P. Impact of fat reduction on micronutrient density of children's diets: the CATCH Study. Prev Med. 1996 Jul-Aug;25(4):478-85.

Elder JP, Perry CL, Stone EJ, Johnson CC, Yang M, Edmundson EW, Smyth MH, Galati T, Feldman H, Cribb P, Parcel GS. Tobacco use measurement, prediction, and intervention in elementary schools in four states: the CATCH Study. Prev Med. 1996 Jul-Aug;25(4):486-94.

Perry CL, Sellers DE, Johnson C, Pedersen S, Bachman KJ, Parcel GS, Stone EJ, Luepker RV, Wu M, Nader PR, Cook K. The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH): intervention, implementation, and feasibility for elementary schools in the United States. Health Educ Behav. 1997 Dec;24(6):716-35.

Nader PR, Yang M, Luepker RV, Parcel GS, Pirie P, Feldman HA, Stone EJ, Webber LS. Parent and physician response to children's cholesterol values of 200 mg/dL or greater: the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health Experiment. Pediatrics. 1997 May;99(5):E5.

Lytle LA. Lessons from the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH): interventions with children. Curr Opin Lipidol. 1998 Feb;9(1):29-33. Review.

Simons-Morton BG, McKenzie TJ, Stone E, Mitchell P, Osganian V, Strikmiller PK, Ehlinger S, Cribb P, Nader PR. Physical activity in a multiethnic population of third graders in four states. Am J Public Health. 1997 Jan;87(1):45-50.

Osganian SK, Stampfer MJ, Spiegelman D, Rimm E, Cutler JA, Feldman HA, Montgomery DH, Webber LS, Lytle LA, Bausserman L, Nader PR. Distribution of and factors associated with serum homocysteine levels in children: Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health. JAMA. 1999 Apr 7;281(13):1189-96.

Nader PR, Stone EJ, Lytle LA, Perry CL, Osganian SK, Kelder S, Webber LS, Elder JP, Montgomery D, Feldman HA, Wu M, Johnson C, Parcel GS, Luepker RV. Three-year maintenance of improved diet and physical activity: the CATCH cohort. Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999 Jul;153(7):695-704.

Dwyer JT, Stone EJ, Yang M, Feldman H, Webber LS, Must A, Perry CL, Nader PR, Parcel GS. Predictors of overweight and overfatness in a multiethnic pediatric population. Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health Collaborative Research Group. Am J Clin Nutr. 1998 Apr;67(4):602-10.

Dwyer JT, Stone EJ, Yang M, Webber LS, Must A, Feldman HA, Nader PR, Perry CL, Parcel GS. Prevalence of marked overweight and obesity in a multiethnic pediatric population: findings from the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) study. J Am Diet Assoc. 2000 Oct;100(10):1149-56.

Kelder SH, Osganian SK, Feldman HA, Webber LS, Parcel GS, Leupker RV, Wu MC, Nader PR. Tracking of physical and physiological risk variables among ethnic subgroups from third to eighth grade: the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health cohort study. Prev Med. 2002 Mar;34(3):324-33.

Dwyer JT, Garcea AO, Evans M, Li D, Lytle L, Hoelscher D, Nicklas TA, Zive M. Do adolescent vitamin-mineral supplement users have better nutrient intakes than nonusers? Observations from the CATCH tracking study. J Am Diet Assoc. 2001 Nov;101(11):1340-6.

McKenzie TL, Stone EJ, Feldman HA, Epping JN, Yang M, Strikmiller PK, Lytle LA, Parcel GS. Effects of the CATCH physical education intervention: teacher type and lesson location. Am J Prev Med. 2001 Aug;21(2):101-9.

Smith KW, Hoelscher DM, Lytle LA, Dwyer JT, Nicklas TA, Zive MM, Clesi AL, Garceau AO, Stone EJ. Reliability and validity of the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) Food Checklist: a self-report instrument to measure fat and sodium intake by middle school students. J Am Diet Assoc. 2001 Jun;101(6):635-47.

Hoelscher DM, Kelder SH, Murray N, Cribb PW, Conroy J, Parcel GS. Dissemination and adoption of the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH): a case study in Texas. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2001 Mar;7(2):90-100.

Dwyer JT, Feldman HA, Yang M, Webber LS, Must A, Perry CL, Nader PR, Parcel GS; CATCH Cooperative Research Group. Maintenance of lightweight correlates with decreased cardiovascular risk factors in early adolescence. J Adolesc Health. 2002 Aug;31(2):117-24.

Lytle LA, Himes JH, Feldman H, Zive M, Dwyer J, Hoelscher D, Webber L, Yang M. Nutrient intake over time in a multi-ethnic sample of youth. Public Health Nutr. 2002 Apr;5(2):319-28.

Nicklas TA, Dwyer J, Feldman HA, Luepker RV, Kelder SH, Nader PR. Serum cholesterol levels in children are associated with dietary fat and fatty acid intake. J Am Diet Assoc. 2002 Apr;102(4):511-7.

Parcel GS, Perry CL, Kelder SH, Elder JP, Mitchell PD, Lytle LA, Johnson CC, Stone EJ. School climate and the institutionalization of the CATCH program. Health Educ Behav. 2003 Aug;30(4):489-502.

Lytle LA, Ward J, Nader PR, Pedersen S, Williston BJ. Maintenance of a health promotion program in elementary schools: results from the CATCH-ON study key informant interviews. Health Educ Behav. 2003 Aug;30(4):503-18.

Johnson CC, Li D, Galati T, Pedersen S, Smyth M, Parcel GS. Maintenance of the classroom health education curricula: results from the CATCH-ON study. Health Educ Behav. 2003 Aug;30(4):476-88.

Kelder SH, Mitchell PD, McKenzie TL, Derby C, Strikmiller PK, Luepker RV, Stone EJ. Long-term implementation of the CATCH physical education program. Health Educ Behav. 2003 Aug;30(4):463-75.

McKenzie TL, Li D, Derby CA, Webber LS, Luepker RV, Cribb P. Maintenance of effects of the CATCH physical education program: results from the CATCH-ON study. Health Educ Behav. 2003 Aug;30(4):447-62.

Hoelscher DM, Mitchell P, Dwyer J, Elder J, Clesi A, Snyder P. How the CATCH eat smart program helps implement the USDA regulations in school cafeterias. Health Educ Behav. 2003 Aug;30(4):434-46.

Osganian SK, Hoelscher DM, Zive M, Mitchell PD, Snyder P, Webber LS. Maintenance of effects of the eat smart school food service program: results from the CATCH-ON study. Health Educ Behav. 2003 Aug;30(4):418-33.

Osganian SK, Parcel GS, Stone EJ. Institutionalization of a school health promotion program: background and rationale of the CATCH-ON study. Health Educ Behav. 2003 Aug;30(4):410-7.

Hoelscher DM, Feldman HA, Johnson CC, Lytle LA, Osganian SK, Parcel GS, Kelder SH, Stone EJ, Nader PR. School-based health education programs can be maintained over time: results from the CATCH Institutionalization study. Prev Med. 2004 May;38(5):594-606.


ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00000467 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	56 U01HL039870 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
First Posted:	October 28, 1999 Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted:	February 18, 2016
Last Verified:	January 2008

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases Atherosclerosis	Arteriosclerosis Arterial Occlusive Diseases Vascular Diseases

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