Design and Evaluation of a Strategy to Prevent Overweight and Obesity in Schoolchildren in Mexico City
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 400
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Body mass index
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to design, implement and evaluate an intervention oriented to change alimentary practices and patterns of physical activity of children through educative activities with parents, teachers and children in school of Mexico city.
详细描述
In Mexico, obesity is becoming the most public health problem. The increase in body mass is associated with the changes in the alimentary environment, resources for physical activity in a context of poor health literacy of the population and low efficacy of the health system. Schools, as social settings, are a opportunity for obesity prevention.
The study includes three phases: 1) evaluation of training, in which the psychological context in which obesity is generated is evaluated. The evaluation will be performed by collection of qualitative and quantitative information, 2) design a strategy from the information obtained. The intervention will include working sessions with teachers, parents and children, establishment of schools in window counseling in nutrition and physical activity and the secretion of a website to not communicate with the public and Provide information, 3) evaluation of the strategy in a community trial with two groups of schools, one intervention and one control.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 8 Years 至 12 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Children students in selected schools
- •Anthropometric diagnostic of normality or overweight
- •Informed consent of parents
排除标准
- •Children with special diet or children with limited motor functioning
研究组 & 干预措施
Control
Usual care
Lifestyle counseling
After obtaining the approval of schools and parents, will be established in schools, units in which individual attention is given to children, parents and teachers that request: the advice is aimed at training users on healthy diet and constant physical activity. Workshops with children, in which selected topics will be discussed based on the analysis of depth interviews with children, parents and teachers, and information on habits and resources gathered through questionnaires will be conducted. The intervention included the provision of information and feedback with the population through a website. The work will include participation in the selection of foods sold in schools.
干预措施: Lifestyle counseling (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Body mass index
时间窗: 0, 12 months
We will evaluate the change in body mass index
次要结局
- Change in vegetal and fruit consumption(0, 12 months)