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Evaluation of an extended maintenance intervention on life satisfaction and BMI among 7-14-year-old children following a stay at a residential health camp in Denmark

Does a 10-week home-based booster intervention maintain change in 7-14-year-old’s life satisfaction after a health camp compared to no-intervention control – a non-randomized trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN13011465
Enrollment
1038
Registered
2019-05-16
Start date
2019-09-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-09-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Quality of life Not Applicable

Interventions

Current interventions as of 14/06/2021: The extended maintenance intervention is carried out by a intervention coordinator assigned to the child. The intervention coordinator focusses

Sponsors

National Institute of Public Health
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 11/10/2022: 1. Age 7-14 years 2. Applied for and showed up on the first day at camp 3. Completed at least age and gender in the baseline survey _____ Previous inclusion criteria as of 14/06/2021: 1. Age 7 - 14 years 2. Participating in a 10-week camp focusing on lifestyle and well-being. The children have applied for the camp themselves together with their families and have been found to meet the inclusion criteria for the camp which are low quality of life with e.g. low self-esteem, bullying, few or no friends, social problems or overweight. _____ Previous inclusion criteria: 1. Age 7-15 years 2. Participating in a 10-week camp focusing on lifestyle and well-being. The children have applied for the camp themselves together with their families and have been found to meet the inclusion criteria for the camp which are low quality of life with e.g. low self-esteem, bullying, few or no friends, social problems or overweight.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Current exclusion criteria as of 11/10/2022: 1. Not eligible for a stay at the camp e.g. children with severe psychiatric diagnoses or behavioural disorders. 2. No-show at health camp 3. Did not complete age/gender in baseline survey _____ Previous exclusion criteria: 1. Not eligible for a stay at the camp e.g. children with severe psychiatric diagnoses or behavioural disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Current primary outcome measure as of 14/06/2021: Life satisfaction in children 7-14 years old, measured by the Cantril ladder at the following points: 1. First day of health camp 2. The last day of the health camp 3. Three months after the health camp 4. One year after the health camp _____ Previous primary outcome measure: Life satisfaction in children 7-15 years old, measured by the Cantril ladder at the following points: 1. Two - five weeks before the 10-weeks health camp 2. The last day of the health camp 3. Three months after the health camp 4. 12 - 13 months after the health camp

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Current secondary outcome measures as of 14/06/2021: 1. BMI measured at the health camp by the personnel on their weight and self-reported through questionnaires at the beginning of 10-week health camp, end of 10-week health camp, 3 months and 1 year after health camp (self-reported due to COVID-19) Also collected at baseline, end of stay at home, three months after health camp and 1 year after health camp: 1. Self-efficacy (HBSC questionnaire, children) 2. Self-esteem (HBSC questionnaire, children) 3. Social relations (HBSC questionnaire, children) 4. Health promoting behavior (HBSC questionnaire and developed specifically for the project, children) 5. School satisfaction (HBSC questionnaire and developed specifically for the project, children) 6. Body satisfaction (HBSC questionnaire /The Danish National Youth Study, children) 7. Parental health promoting behavior (modified HBSC questionnaire and developed specifically for the project, parents) 8. Parental self-efficacy (modified from the HBSC questionnaire, parents) _____ Previous secondary outcome measures as of 28/05/2021: 1. BMI measured at the health camp by the personnel on their weight and self-reported through questionnaires at the beginning of 10-week health camp, end of 10-week health camp, 3 months and 1 year after health camp (self-reported due to COVID-19) Also collected at baseline, end of stay at home, after follow-up intervention and 1 year after the stay: 2. Self-efficacy (HBSC questionnaire, children) 3. Self-esteem (HBSC questionnaire, children) 4. Social relations (HBSC questionnaire, children) 5. Health promoting behavior (HBSC questionnaire and developed specifically for the project, children)

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 14, 2026