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Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group:
The pupils in the intervention schools will use a computer-tailored intervention on weight gain related behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behavior, snack, fruit and vegetabl
Sponsors
The Erasmus MC, University Medical Center is responsible for the design and the progress of the study.
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Secondary schools (locations) in the municipal health organization regions: Rotterdam and surrounding areas and Nieuwe Waterweg Noord.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Schools (locations) where pupils have very low reading capacity (i.e. pupils that are not able to fill in a questionnaire); 2. Schools (locations) that offer special sports education (i.e. special sports schools); 3. Schools (locations) where the pupils could not be followed-up to the third year, i.e. schools that only provide education for the first two years of secondary education (onderbouw) and where the pupils could not be tracked to other.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| BMI calculated from measured height and weight, at baseline and 2 year follow-up Waist circumference measured between hipbone and lowest rib, at baseline and 2 year follow-up. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Physical activity measured with self-report questionnaires plus pedometer counts (for part of the participants) at baseline, three months and 2 year follow-up; 2. Physical condition measured with a shuttle-run-test at baseline and 2 year follow-up; 3. Various dietary sub-behaviors, i.e. fruit and vegetable consumption, soft-drink consumption, snack consumption and fiber consumption measured with self-report questionnaires at baseline, three months and 2 year follow-up; 4. Amount of television viewing / time spend with the computer measured with self-report questionnaires at baseline, three month and 2 year follow-up; 5. Awareness of personal bodyweight status, overweight-related risk perceptions, weight maintenance attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and motivation to engage in weight maintenance behaviors, measured with self-report questionnaires at baseline, three months and 2 year follow-up; 6. Determinants of change for the separate dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviors, as measured by self-report questionnaires, distributed at baseline, three months and two year follow-up. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactNicole Ezendam
Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Public Health, Room AE-139, P.O. Box 2040
Outcome results
None listed