A study of the efficacy of text messages in preventing BMI gain in young children

A randomized control trial of a text message-based intervention on body mass index change in overweight children aged 3 to 6 years

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611000280909

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2011-03-17

Start date

2011-02-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The study aims to investigate the efficacy of short text messages in preventing weight gain in the overweight preschool children during two months of school vacation.

Interventions

1. a leaflet containing general information on obesity and health impacts, tips on healthy eating and healthy life style for the preschool children given at the baseline 2. short text messages containing reminders about healthy eating and healthy life style sending to parents everyday during the first month and repeat important nutritional tips every-two-day for one month.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

3 Years to 6 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

- overweight defined as BMI-z-score > +1 of the WHO BMI reference for age and gender - attending the kindergartens in Hat Yai and Songkhla municipality - child has at least one parent or caregiver with a mobile phone

Exclusion criteria

severely handicapped child

Outcome results