NCT01362023

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

A Primary-school-based Study to Reduce Prevalence of Childhood Obesity in Terres de l'Ebre (Catalunya (Spain) - EDAL-Educació en Estils Saludables de Vida alimentació-2: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 800 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Rovira i Virgili · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 8 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Conditions

• Childhood Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	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

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-05-01
• Primary completion: 2013-05-01
• Completion: 2013-05-01
• First posted: 2011-05-27
• Last updated: 2021-10-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain