Efficacy of an Educational School-based Intervention to Reduce Prevalence of Obesity in Childhood-EdAl-2

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Childhood Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: lifestyle counseling

• Registration Number: NCT01362023
• Lead Sponsor: University Rovira i Virgili

Brief Summary

Our hypothesis is that a regular systematic educational intervention in primary school improves lifestyle choices and reduces obesity. As such, the aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of a 3-year school-based program of lifestyle improvement, including diet and physical activity, implemented by university students acting as "health promoting agents" (HPA) on the prevalence of obesity.

Detailed Description

Initial pupil enrollment and continued for 3 years.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-05
• Study First Submitted: 2011-05-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-05-26
• Study First Posted: 2011-05-27
• Primary Completion: 2013-05
• Study Completion: 2013-05
• Status Verified: 2021-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 2021-10-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 800

Inclusion Criteria

• In the intervention group, all children of the selected classroom are exposed to the intervention.
• The data a will collected on all the children, but only the data from individuals (and their parents) who provided informed consent are included in the final analyses.
• Name, gender, date and place of birth are recorded at the start of the program, while weight, height, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference variables (identified set of anthropometric measures) are recorded in each of the 3 academic years of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• No adequate age
• Lack of inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
lifestyle counseling	lifestyle counseling	In 3 academic years, the intervention program consisted of three components: 1. Classroom practice by HPA to highlight healthy lifestyle habits 2. Teaching practice by HPA using books designed to include the nutritional objectives 3. Parental activities included with their children In each of 12 activities (1 h/activity), the classroom practice consisted of three components: 1. Experimental development of activities regarding each healthy lifestyle habit 2. Assessment of activity performed in classroom 3. An activity developed for use at home

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction in prevalence of obesity	Changes from baseline in prevalence of obesity at 3 academic years	Primary outcomes include obesity (BMI ≥95th percentile) and overweight (BMI ≥85th percentile) We will analyzed obesity and overweight and a measure of thinness according to the Cole criteria as well as other measures of adiposity such as BMI z score and waist circumference. The numbers of subjects having a particular dietary habit are expressed as percentages of the total number of individuals being evaluated

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Spain; 🇪🇸 Amposta, Tarragona, Spain