Child
Conditions
Interventions
A group of 52 students will be studied in 2 consecutive phases:
1) Phase I or pre-intervention phase: it will last six months
In this time, the students will be evaluated for nutritional status using anthropometric parameters (weight and height) and body composition (fat-free mass and fat mass by electrical bioimpedance)
These evaluations will be carried out at the beginning (month 1) and end (month 6) of phase I
With these data the basal rhythms of growth and alteration of the corporal composition of each child and of the group will be defined.
2) Phase II or intervention phase: it will last 3 months
Nutritional assessments will be redone with the same group of chindren (same parameters used in phase I) at the beginning (month 1) and end (month 3) of this phase
Experimental foods will be tested at this stage
the effects of nutritional intervention on the rhythms of growth and changes in the body composition of each child and the group will be determined based on the results of the nutritional evaluations
Dietary supplement
Other
G07.203.300.456
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Eligibility
Age
6 Years to 11 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children aged 6 to 11 enrolled in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd years of elementary school of a public school in the city of Santa Maria - RS - Brazil, and who responded positively to the invitation (written and spoken) to participate in the study; children whose parents or guardians voluntarily signed the Informed Consent Term.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children with a history of chronic-degenerative diseases (diabetes, liver or kidney disease); children with edema; children with soy allergy; children who attended classes less than 80% of the days used for intervention in phase II of the study; children who missed any of the nutritional assessments.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in fat-free mass of children(grams/30 days), as measured by electrical bioimpedance,after the nutritional intervention.;After the nutritional intervention, fat free mass increased from 250 to 620 grams / 30 days, and this increase was statistically significant (p <0.001). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected.;No secondary outcomes were observed. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactIvo Prola
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM
Outcome results
None listed