Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
school-based intervention, after school physical activity, sugar sweetened beverages, sedentary behavior, schoolchildren
Brief summary
The main objective is to evaluate the effects of a multicomponent, school-based intervention combining change in nutritional behaviors with after school physical activity activities in reducing the excessive weight gain in schoolchildren.
Detailed description
Specific objectives are: \- evaluate the effect of the program on: change in nutritional behaviors, such as reducing sugar sweetened beverages and cookies intake reduction of time spent in sedentary activities gains in school performance and cognition outcomes the amount of daily physical activity on the percentage of body fat, changes in biochemical markers and blood pressure.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEating behavior and physical activity change
A combination of two prevention school based programs will be addressed to schoolchildren over one year. Primary prevention will be developed monthly in order to reduce cookies and sugar sweetened beverages consumption, reduction of sedentary activities, increase meal consumption frequency and quality etc, in all children from 6th and 7th grades. Overweight and obese children will be invited to participate on a secondary prevention program in which daily physical activity classes will be performed by physical education teachers in school facilities.
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro State University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
9 Years to 15 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Both prevention programs: * 6th and 7th grades students * consent form signed by parents / tutors Secondary prevention program: \- overweight and obese children
Exclusion criteria
* pregnant girls
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Body Mass Index | One Year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean lean and fatty body mass proportions: measured by portable electrical bioimpedance bean | One year |
Other
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| cookies intake | one year |
| Sedentary activities | One year |
| physical activity | one year |
| fruits intake | one year |
| Sugar sweetened beverages intake | one year |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed