Obesity and Diabetes Prevention Through Science Enrichment

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Type 2 diabetes and obesity in children continue to increase at alarming rates with devastating results. However, both these metabolic diseases are largely preventable through adoption of a healthy lifestyle, an understanding of what happens to food in the body, energy balance and some simple aspects of glucose regulation. Can elementary school children be taught the knowledge and skills necessary to prevent type 2 diabetes and obesity? Children need to learn this essential knowledge and practice these important health behavior skills. Elementary school may be an ideal place to master this subject that is a direct and logical extension of current health curricula including nutrition and physical activity blended with science and math.

Detailed Description
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Biomedical scientists lead a classroom series of interactive, inquiry-based science and health explorations directed at type 2 diabetes, obesity and their prevention in three elementary schools serving children at high risk for type 2 diabetes. Diabetes knowledge was measured in children and parents at the beginning, end and 9 months after the end of the intervention using validated questionnaires.

Official Title
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Type 2 Diabetes Knowledge: Obesity and Diabetes Prevention Through Science Enrichment

Conditions
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Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Program ENERGY
* Other: comparison


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Elementary school child in selected intervention or comparison classes/schools

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 6 Years
Maximum Age: 13 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

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


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: I<br>Elementary school children -grades 2-6 participating in Program ENERGY | Behavioral: Program ENERGY<br>* Weekly or biweekly classroom and gym based science enrichment focused on how the body works including blood glucose regulation, healthy eating and physical activity, diabetes abd how it can be prevented<br>|
| Sham Comparator: II<br>Elementary school children in grades 2-6 matched to the intervention classes not receiving any intervention | Other: comparison<br> <br> |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Diabetes knowledge and prevention behaviors in elementary school children |  | one-three school year(s) | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parental diabetes knowledge, self-reported physical activity |  | one -three school year(s) | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Childhood, Prevention, Energy balance, Glucose regulation, Healthy lifestyle, Healthy eating, Active living