Combined Physical Activity and Diet Intervention for the Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Kindergarten Children
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 撤回
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- reduction of the BMI percentage among the participants in comparison to the control group.
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of the this study is to create an interdisciplinary program which includes intervention in the fields of nutrition, physical activity and behavior in order to treat obesity and overweight among kindergarten children and to examine the influence of such program on the BMI,BMI%, physical fitness, knowledge and preferences in the said fields among the participants.
详细描述
Subjects, goals and objective:
Obesity is the most common chronic children disease of the modern era. The number of children who suffer from obesity is increasing to scales of epidemic. The frequency of obesity among kindergarten children (ages of 2-5) in the United States is approximately 14%, whereas among children of those ages in the center of Israel there is a risk of 25% to obesity and overweight.
Obesity is not only a cosmetic problem but also constitutes the #1 risk factor for common medical problems, such as: hyperlipidemia, high blood pressure, glucose intolerance, type 2 diabetes, arteriosclerosis, asthma, orthopaedic problems and psychological problems. A comprehensive review that was recently published showed that among fat children, intensive intervention programs which include nutrition consulting, physical training and behavioral change are the most effective to treat obesity.
Children who suffer from obesity have a greater risk to become fat adults and the older the child the greater the risk becomes. Therefore, it is highly important to treat such obesity in the youngest age possible. Moreover, along with the change of nutritious preferences, a great emphasize should be given to physical activity in order to reduce the BMI percentage and improve the physical fitness.
The goal of the paper is to create an interdisciplinary program which includes intervention in the fields of nutrition, physical activity and behavior in order to treat obesity and overweight among kindergarten children and to examine the influence of such program on the BMI,%BMI, physical fitness, knowledge and preferences in the said fields among the participants.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 4 Years 至 6 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •children in ages of 4-6 who defined as suffering from overweigh (BMI percentage 85-95) or obesity (above BMI percentage 95).
排除标准
- •children who suffer from obesity due to organic disease or children who take medicine which may influence body weight (e.g., steroids) will be excluded from the research.
结局指标
主要结局
reduction of the BMI percentage among the participants in comparison to the control group.
时间窗: every 2 weeks.
height, weight, BMI and BMI percentage will be documented after each meeting with the dietitian.
次要结局
- Improvement in the physical fitness of the participants in comparison to the control group.(Day 1 and after 3 months.)
- Positive change in the knowledge and preferences of the participants in the fields of nutrition and physical activity in comparison to the control group.(Day 1 and after 3 months.)