Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: The Odense Overweight Intervention Study (OOIS): A Randomized Controlled Trial on Overweight Prevention in Children.
Brief Summary: Strong and consistent evidence have shown that overweight, including obesity, is an important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults. Several studies have found an association between overweight in childhood and increased risk of morbidity and mortality later in life. The prevalence of overweight in children and adolescents has increased in recent years, and consequently it is important to identify effective approaches in the prevention and treatment of overweight in young individuals.

Approaches such as resident weight loss camps have shown promising results. A residential camp setting provides an opportunity to increase and control exposure to, for instance, particular foodstuffs, beverages and physical activity opportunities. However, well-designed studies with sufficient participants are still needed on the reversal of overweight in childhood with increased focus on documenting predictors of behavior changes associated with decreases in overweight.

This study is carried through as a randomized controlled trial which investigates the effect of participating in a 6 week health promoting resident for overweight fifth grade children camp followed by 46 weeks of family support.

The study hypothesis is that participating in a 6 week resident camp and a following period of 46 weeks of child and family support will induce a reduction in body mass index (BMI). In addition it is expected that the intensity and duration intervention program is sufficient to cause changes in physiological parameters related to a reduced risk of lifestyle diseases.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Live in close proximity of the community centers

Exclusion Criteria:

* Medical or physical conditions that prevent the child from participating in the physical activities
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Children in the municipality of Odense, Denmark
* Overweight or obese (BMI) according to the International Obesity Task Force

Exclusion Criteria:

* Children who are participating in other research based intervention programmes related to risk factors of heart diseases.
* Children who are following a special school programme.
* Use of weight reducing medicine within 3 months before the baseline measurements
* Children with a motor skill determined handicap of such complexity that it hinders them from participating in the intervention.
C: African-American girls, age 8-10 years.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Pupils in 3rd and 4th grades
* Primary Schools in the Zealand Region and Capital Region of Denmark
* Schools with an available school kitchen, that can be approved by the food authorities
* Schools where at least 60 % of the pupils in three or more classes signs up to participate in the Study

Exclusion Criteria:

* The children should not participate in a scientific study or have participated in a scientific study within the last 4 weeks. This, however depends on the character of the other study.
* The children must not suffer from serious food allergies or food intolerance.
* The children must not suffer from diseases or conditions that makes them ill-suited for participation in the study, eg. malabsorptive conditions or serious mental disorders
* The Schools must not offer an well-established common meal plan, that provides most of the pupils with healthy food on a daily basis

Answer: B