School Based Health Promotion Program in Secondary Schools

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity; Cardiovascular Risk
• Interventions: Behavioral: School children and adolescents as health experts

• Registration Number: NCT00988754
• Lead Sponsor: Technical University of Munich

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether a school based health promotion program in secondary schools is effective with respect to an increase of physical activity, physical fitness and health.

Detailed Description

Current understanding of physical activity in childhood demonstrates the health benefits of regular exercise, such as improved cardiovascular fitness, skeletal health and prevention of overweight and obesity. The children obtained weekly health education lessons from their teachers to increase the physical activity in and outside of school and to improve health behavior (healthy food, no drugs) as well as the general well-being of children.

Monthly training for teachers and regular training (2-3x/year) for the parents complete the intervention.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-07
• Study First Submitted: 2009-10-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-10-01
• Study First Posted: 2009-10-02
• Primary Completion: 2012-07
• Study Completion: 2012-12
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-12
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 595

Inclusion Criteria

• Children in the 1. grade of secondary General Schools or Intermediate Schools with written consent from the parents in the greater Munich area

Exclusion Criteria

• Children without written consent from their parents

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
A	School children and adolescents as health experts	Medical examination once per year, school and family-based lifestyle intervention including a weekly health lesson, school-affiliation to sports clubs and regularly trainings for teachers and parents

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Daily physical activity > 60 minutes	4 years	number of days with physical activity \> 60 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical fitness	4 years	6-item-test battery (points)
Anthropometric parameters	4 years	BMI (kg/m2), BMI-SDS, Waist and upper arm circumferences (cm), skinfold thickness (mm), Blood pressure (mm Hg)
Blood samples	4 years	HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl), LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl), Triglycerides (mg/dl), Glucose (mg/dl), Insulin (µU/ml), Leptin (ng/ml), Adiponectin (µg/ml), Il-6 (pg/ml), hsCRP (mg/L)
Retinal vascular caliber	4 years	Central retinal arteriolar (CRAE) and venular (CRVE) vessel diameters, arteriolar-to-venular-ratio
Lifestyle and socio-economic index	4 years	Questionnaire concerning eating pattern, sitting behavior, smoking, drinking, school level parents, nationality children and parents)
Arterial stiffness	4 years	Sphygmograph
Quality of life	4 years	Questionnaire (KINDL-R)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Medicine, Division of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Technical University Munich; 🇩🇪 Munich, Bavaria, Germany