The Enjoy Being Fit - Family Approach: To promote healthy weight in childhood.

The use of social marketing to increase the reach and participation of children (aged 6-12 years old) and their families of disadvantaged neighborhoods to promote healthy weight in childhood.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON23710

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2012-04-04

Start date

2011-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Water campaign, consisting of activities such as: 1. Pimp up your water bottle (children)

2. Pimp up your water carafe (mothers)

3. Water lessons (children)

4. Water makes you a superhero - gym activity (children)

5. Water glossy (mothers)

6. Enjoy Being Fit! week

7. Water policy at schools. There will be 4 schools participating in this trial. All of them are already receiving the Enjoy Being Fit! program. The 2 control schools will continue this program. The

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children, aged 6-12 years old, who attend one of the four selected Enjoy Being Fit-schools, and their parents.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: N/A

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Body Mass Index (and waist circumference).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Behaviour and the determinants of behaviour regarding: 1. Water consumption; 2. Intake of sweet beverages; 3. Snack consumption; 4. Intake of fruit.	—

Contacts

Public ContactVivian Gaar, van de

Public Health department Erasmus Medical Centre / University Postbus 2040

v.vandegaar@erasmusmc.nl+31 (0)10 7043422

Outcome results