Healthy Buddies Manitoba

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy Children; Elementary School Age; Rural and Urban; First Nations
• Interventions: Other: Healthy Buddies Curriculum

• Registration Number: NCT01979978
• Lead Sponsor: University of Manitoba

Brief Summary

School-based interventions are generally ineffective for preventing weight gain in children. In 2007, a group from the University of British Columbia, developed a program called Healthy Buddies, that relied on peer mentors to help young children adopt healthy living behaviours. Pilot studies revealed that the program effectively prevented weight gain in children. This trial had never been tested on a large scale using a more scientifically sound study design. We developed a large school-based randomized trial to overcome that limitation and test the hypothesis that that a school-based peer-led healthy living program would reduce adiposity and increase physical activity among children 6-12yrs old.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-09
• Primary Completion: 2010-06
• Study Completion: 2013-05
• Status Verified: 2013-10
• Study First Submitted: 2013-11-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-11-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-11-01
• Study First Posted: 2013-11-08
• Last Update Posted: 2013-11-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 647

Inclusion Criteria

• Participating schools need to meet the following eligibility criteria: (1) were within provincial jurisdiction, (2) had a minimum of 200 students per school, (3) offered grades 1 through 6.

Exclusion Criteria

• Children will be excluded if consent was not received from parents or if they had a condition that limited participation in physical activity.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Healthy Buddies Curriculum	Healthy Buddies Curriculum	Healthy buddies curriculum delivered by older peers weekly covering three components of healthy living: Physical activity, healthy eating and a healthy body image.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Waist circumference	10 months	Waist circumference at the top of the iliac crest measured in duplicate with a flexible tape.
BMI-Z score	10 months	Body mass index Z score is calculated from weight/height2 and normalized to population normative data for age (months) and sex.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self efficacy	10 months	Questionnaire.
Healthy living knowledge and behaviours	10 months	Questionnaires regarding healthy foods and food frequency.
Physical activity	10 months	Objectively measured using daily pedometer counts recorded by teachers.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Manitoba Institute of Child Health - University of Manitoba; 🇨🇦 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada