Preventing obesity in children via environmental intervention: the APPLE study

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000578606

Enrollment

730

Registered

2005-10-04

Start date

2003-08-01

Completion date

2003-12-20

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Two year community-based intervention aimed at increasing physical activity and healthy eating in primary school aged children through a variety of initiatives 4 intervention and 3 control schools (100% response rate) were involved from 2 distinct geographical areas in Otago, New Zealand. The nature of the community-based project precluded randomisation, but the two areas were selected on the basis of comparability with regard to sociodemographic variables.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

5 Years to 12 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All healthy children attending the intervention and control schools.

Exclusion criteria

No exclusion criteria

Outcome results