obesity
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 150 healthy children and adolescents enrolled in participating schools will receive nutrition education activities incorporated into the regular classes (monthly workshops, lasting
Behavioural
SP6.026
Sponsors
Instituto de Cardiologia de Porto Alegre/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia
Instituto de Cardiologia de Porto Alegre/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 18 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy volunteers enrolled in participating schools; both genders; aged 2 to 18 years;
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Health problems that do not allow anthropometric evaluation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome: reduction in the prevalence of overweight, as measured by the difference in BMI percentile, from the observation of a variation of at least 5% in the pre and post intervention measurements; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome: improved eating habits, evaluated through the changes obtained from the food frequency questionnaire, from the observation of a variation of at least 5% in the pre and post intervention measurements. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDaniela Schneid Schuh
Instituto de Cardiologia de Porto Alegre/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia
Outcome results
None listed