International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment

Completed

• Conditions: Childhood Obesity

• Registration Number: NCT01722500
• Lead Sponsor: Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Brief Summary

The primary aim of the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE) is to determine the relationship between lifestyle characteristics and obesity in a large multi-national study of 10 year-old children, and to investigate the influence of behavioral settings and physical, social and policy environments on the observed relationships within each country.

Detailed Description

Data will be collected in 12 countries (500 children per site) from five major regions of the world (Eurasia \& Africa, Europe, Latin America, North America, and the Pacific). Cross-sectional evaluations will be undertaken in each country. The physical characteristics of the children will be directly measured in order to classify their body weight and adiposity status, and physical activity and dietary patterns will be measured with the most objective techniques currently available. A concise set of environmental measures that are feasible, valid and meaningful across the international settings included in this research will also be employed. The results of this study will provide a robust examination of the correlates of obesity and weight gain in children, focusing on both sides of the energy balance equation. The results will also provide important new information that will inform the development of lifestyle interventions to address childhood obesity that can be culturally adapted for implementation around the world.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-12
• Study First Submitted: 2012-10-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-11-03
• Study First Posted: 2012-11-07
• Primary Completion: 2014-12
• Study Completion: 2014-12
• Status Verified: 2016-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-02-04
• Last Update Posted: 2016-02-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 7806

Inclusion Criteria

• students 10 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

• has pacemaker or other internal medical devices

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Testing of Children	Baseline	Percent Body Fat (%)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Testing of Children	Baseline	Dietary intake (principal components analysis score)

Trial Locations

Locations (12)

Pennington Biomedical Research Center; 🇺🇸 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

School of Health Sciences at University of South Australia; 🇦🇺 Adelaide, Australia

Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul (CELAFISCS); 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo, Brazil

Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa; 🇨🇦 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Tianjin Women's & Children's Health Center; 🇨🇳 Tianjin, China

Department of Public Health School of Medicine at Universidad de los Andes; 🇨🇴 Carrera, Bogata, Colombia

Department of Food & Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki; 🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland

St John's National Academy of Health Sciences; 🇮🇳 Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Department of Exercise, Recreation and Sports Science at Kenyatta University; 🇰🇪 Nairobi, Kenya

University of Cape Town; 🇿🇦 Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa

Department of Health at University of Bath; 🇬🇧 Bath, United Kingdom

Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education - University of Porto; 🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal