Childhood Obesity
Conditions
Brief summary
Our hypothesis is that a regular systematic educational intervention in primary school improves lifestyle choices and reduces obesity. As such, the aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of a 3-year school-based program of lifestyle improvement, including diet and physical activity, implemented by university students acting as health promoting agents (HPA) on the prevalence of obesity.
Detailed description
Initial pupil enrollment and continued for 3 years.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALlifestyle counseling
In 3 academic years, the intervention program consisted of three components: 1. Classroom practice by HPA to highlight healthy lifestyle habits 2. Teaching practice by HPA using books designed to include the nutritional objectives 3. Parental activities included with their children In each of 12 activities (1 h/activity), the classroom practice consisted of three components: 1. Experimental development of activities regarding each healthy lifestyle habit 2. Assessment of activity performed in classroom 3. An activity developed for use at home
Sponsors
Diputació de Tarragona
University Rovira i Virgili
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to 8 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* In the intervention group, all children of the selected classroom are exposed to the intervention. * The data a will collected on all the children, but only the data from individuals (and their parents) who provided informed consent are included in the final analyses. * Name, gender, date and place of birth are recorded at the start of the program, while weight, height, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference variables (identified set of anthropometric measures) are recorded in each of the 3 academic years of the study.
Exclusion criteria
* No adequate age * Lack of inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reduction in prevalence of obesity | Changes from baseline in prevalence of obesity at 3 academic years | Primary outcomes include obesity (BMI ≥95th percentile) and overweight (BMI ≥85th percentile) We will analyzed obesity and overweight and a measure of thinness according to the Cole criteria as well as other measures of adiposity such as BMI z score and waist circumference. The numbers of subjects having a particular dietary habit are expressed as percentages of the total number of individuals being evaluated |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed