NCT06954545

Outcomes of a Game-based Educational Intervention: Healthy Kids

Effectiveness of a Role-play Based School Intervention in Primary School Students: a Non-randomized Cluster Controlled Trial

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 400 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Marmara University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 8 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

235 / 5.000 Investigators aimed to reduce the risk of obesity by trying a new intervention method that is role-play based, interactive and fun with age-appropriate play materials, considering that learning through play is more efficient.

Detailed description

It was aimed to reduce the risk of obesity by trying a new intervention method based on role-play, interactive and fun with age-appropriate game materials, considering that learning through play is more efficient. Two schools were determined as control and intervention groups. An 8-week interactive-game-based intervention program will be applied to children in the intervention group who are at risk for obesity. The program was shaped by a physician-dietician-psychologist and a professional theater actor. Family Nutrition and Physical Activity (FNPA) score, Food index (FI) score and BMI will be grouped for each child and a risk score will be calculated based on the total score they receive. It will be checked whether there is a decrease in this score after the training.

Conditions

• Obesity and Overweight
• Child Health
• Physical Activity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Healthy Kids Programme	Our intervention was prepared by adopting an interactive curriculum shaped on role-play with visual materials and toy models of foods appropriate for the age of the children

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-05-01
• Primary completion: 2025-07-01
• Completion: 2025-08-01
• First posted: 2025-05-01
• Last updated: 2025-05-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)