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Effect of an intervention program for nutrition education and physical activity in the prevention of obesity in schoolchildren

Effect of an intervention program with nutrition education and physical activity in the prevention of obesity in school children: a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-2xx2z4
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2014-08-14
Start date
2013-03-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Obesity, Pediatric Obesity

Interventions

Intervention group: 250 students from first to fourth grade of elementary school ( totaling six school) will receive an intervention program with nutrition education and physical activity. In schools
Other
SP6.026
I02.233.543
I02.233.332
N02.370

Sponsors

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA) da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Lead Sponsor
Programa de pós-graduação em saúde da criança e do adolescente da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Collaborator
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA) da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
5 Years to 13 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Students of both sexes, who are regularly enrolled and regulars from first to fourth year of elementary school in the afternoon of the schools in the city of Porto Alegre-RS.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Students with disabilities to perform the anthropometric measures and special needs . In addition to the students who did not agree to undergo anthropometric measures and participation in the intervention program .

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected a difference of means 0.45 ( kg / m² ) in body mass index between the intervention and control groups .—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
We expect a modification of the prevalence of obesity , waist circumference , body fat percentage , blood pressure level , dietary habits and level of physical activity between groups. For the assessment of nutritional status will use the Body Mass Index (BMI), with cutoff points based on Z-score for age and sex, recommended by the Ministry of Health (Brazil), which adopts the criteria used by the World Health Organization circumference waist is obtained using an inelastic tape placed in the umbilicus. The percentage of body fat will be measured by bioelectrical impedance method. The measurement of blood pressure follow the recommendations of the VI Brazilian Guidelines on Hypertension Arterial.O level of physical activity and food consumption will be evaluated through a questionnaire.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactRoberta Friedrich

Porgrama de Pós-Graduação em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

robertaroggiafriedrich@hotmail.com+55 (51) 8141 5478

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)