Interventions to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Lebanese School Children Targeting Overweight and Obesity- Pilot Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Childhood Obesity
• Interventions: Other: Health-E-PALS-Pilot

• Registration Number: NCT03040258
• Lead Sponsor: American University of Beirut Medical Center

Brief Summary

Evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a multi-component school-based intervention to promote healthy eating and physical activity with school children ages 9 to 11 years in Lebanon.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-03-10
• Primary Completion: 2010-03-10
• Study Completion: 2010-03-10
• Status Verified: 2017-01
• Study First Submitted: 2017-01-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-01-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-01-31
• Study First Posted: 2017-02-02
• Last Update Posted: 2017-02-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 374

Inclusion Criteria

• Schoolchildren
• Aged 9 to 11 years

Exclusion Criteria

• no exclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention group- Health-E-PALS-Pilot	Health-E-PALS-Pilot	Group of students receiving the school-based intervention: Health-E-PALS (pilot), it consists of in class activities and lessons.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in knowledge score	One school year	Change in the knowledge scores (the sum of correct answers) based on a scored questionnaire delivered during pre- and -post assessment phases
Change in dietary habits	One school year	Change in the percentage of children consuming sugary drinks, unhealthy and healthy snacks, fruits and vegetables/change in the percentage of children's physical activity frequency (self-reported in the questionnaires during pre- and -post assessment phases)
Change in self-efficacy score	One school year	Change in the self-efficacy scores (the sum of correct answers) based on a scored questionnaire delivered during pre- and -post assessment phases

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in body weight status	One school year	Change in Body Mass Index - BMI (in kg/m\^2) at pre- and post-assesment.