Prevention of childhood obesity

Completed

• Conditions: Overweight and obesity of primary care students; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Obesity

• Registration Number: ISRCTN58795797
• Lead Sponsor: Food and Health Bureau (Hong Kong)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-07-18
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 106

Inclusion Criteria

Overweight and obese students aged between 8 and 12 were recruited from six schools

Exclusion Criteria

Those eligible students who refused to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary study outcomes were age- and sex-adjusted BMI (BMI z-score) and body fat percentage. Body weight (to nearest 0.1kg) and body fat percentage (to nearest 0.5%) were measured by bio-impedance body fat scale (Model: TBF-521, Tanita, Japan) with participants lightly clothed and without shoes. Standing height (to the nearest cm) was measured with a portable stadiometer (Model: 214, SECA). Outcome measures were assessed at baseline (T0) before the intervention, and completion of 4-month intervention (T1) to assess the immediate program effectiveness and after a 4-month maintenance period (8 months from baseline, T2) to evaluate the sustainability of the programme.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcomes include self-reported attitude and behavioural variables.<br>Students completed a set of questionnaire adopted from previous studies specially designed for school children containing a total of 20 items to investigate the attitude towards healthy eating and exercise, dietary behaviour, physical activity participation, self-control, self-perception and weight management practice.<br>Parents completed a self-administered questionnaire on the general health condition, eating and exercise habit of their children, cooking methods used at home, frequencies of engaging in different activities (such as housework, outings and sports activities) with their children.