Efficacy of an educational school-based intervention to reduce prevalence of obesity in childhood in Catalonia

Conditions

Obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity

Elisabet Llauradó, Lucía Tarro, David Moriña, Magaly Aceves‐Martins, Montse Giralt et al. (6 authors)

BMC Public Health2018-01-0518 citations

A primary-school-based study to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity--the EdAl (Educació en Alimentació) study: a randomized controlled trial.

Tarro L, Llauradó E, Albaladejo R, Moriña D, Arija V, Solà R, Giralt M.

2014-02-1438 citations

10.1186/1745-6215-15-58

A primary-school-based study to reduce prevalence of childhood obesity in Catalunya (Spain)--EDAL-Educació en alimentació: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Giralt M, Albaladejo R, Tarro L, Moriña D, Arija V, Solà R.

2011-02-2717 citations

10.1186/1745-6215-12-54

Interventions

Intervention: Four educational activities/year for 3 years (a total of 12 activities), of 8 nutritional objectives and physical activity performed by health agents in primary schools. Weight, height,

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Primary scholars aged 6 to 9 years from Cambrils, Reus, Salou and Vilaseca 2. Public and private schools

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not adequate age

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To reduce prevalence of obesity. All measures have taken in May of 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. To improve dietary and physical activity habits 2. To measure weight, height, BMI, waist circumference measures will be taken at each visit All measures have taken in May of 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.	—

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed