Assessment of an School-based Intervention in Eating Habits and Physical Activity in Schoolchildren: the AVall Study

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention on food habits and physical activity in school-age children.

Detailed Description
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A two-year cluster-randomised prospective study with two parallel arms was used to evaluate an intervention programme in children in their first year of primary schooling (5-6 years of age) in schools in the city of Granollers. The intervention consisted of the promotion of healthy eating habits and physical activity by means of the educational methodology Investigation, Vision, Action and Change (IVAC). At the beginning and at the end of the study (2006 and 2008) the weight and height of each child was measured in situ, while the families were given a self-report physical activity questionnaire and the Krece Plus quick test.

Official Title
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Assessment of an School-based Intervention in Eating Habits and Physical Activity in Schoolchildren: the AVall Study.

Conditions
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Obesity, Food Habits, Physical Activity

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Educational program


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Children born in 2000 who attended schools in Granollers City Exclusion Criteria: Schoolchildren who need special diet for metabolic or digestive disorder, physical activity incapacity, no family acceptance or attendance to school was discontinued

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 5 Years
Maximum Age: 6 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Educational intervention, Control<br>Experimental, intervention group has received specific educational training to improve food habits and physical activity during the period of the study. | Other: Educational program<br>* The intervention consisted of the promotion of healthy eating habits and physical activity by means of the educational methodology Investigation, Vision, Action and Change (IVAC). At the beginning and at the end of 1st phase of the study (2006 and 2008) the weight and height of each child was measured in situ, while the families were given a self-report physical activity questionnaire and the Krece Plus quick test<br>|
| No Intervention: Educational program<br>No intervention has been made. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anthropometric Variables | BMI progression in the intervention and the control group. Secondary outcomes measured in this study were changes in eating habits and in physical activity. | every two years | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Height |  | every two years | 
| Father's Height |  | every two years | 
| Mother's Height |  | every two years | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Obesity, Children, School-based program